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on the rock at the head of the fall on the far side of the river , armed with a
triangular net attached to a long bamboo pole . The roar of the water prevented
conversation , so leaving the road I sat down on the rocks on my side of the fall ,
to have ...
on the rock at the head of the fall on the far side of the river , armed with a
triangular net attached to a long bamboo pole . The roar of the water prevented
conversation , so leaving the road I sat down on the rocks on my side of the fall ,
to have ...
Page 96
Below the waterfall was a pool thirty to forty yards wide , flanked on both sides by
a wall of rock , and about two ... It was not possible to get down to water level
anywhere on my side of the pool , nor would it be possible , or profitable , to
follow a ...
Below the waterfall was a pool thirty to forty yards wide , flanked on both sides by
a wall of rock , and about two ... It was not possible to get down to water level
anywhere on my side of the pool , nor would it be possible , or profitable , to
follow a ...
Page 120
The upper side of this strip of ground was protected by a high bank , and the
lower side by a steep drop and a spreading rose - bush . The stunted medlar -
tree on the bank was too small to admit of a machan being made in it , so we
decided to ...
The upper side of this strip of ground was protected by a high bank , and the
lower side by a steep drop and a spreading rose - bush . The stunted medlar -
tree on the bank was too small to admit of a machan being made in it , so we
decided to ...
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| Title | The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| Author | Jim Corbett |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1964 |
| Length | 191 pages |
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