The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 14
It was only when the heavy brass vessel crashed to the floor as the leopard attempted to lift its victim through the window that the sleepers awoke . When the lantern had been turned up the woman who had been sick was discovered lying ...
It was only when the heavy brass vessel crashed to the floor as the leopard attempted to lift its victim through the window that the sleepers awoke . When the lantern had been turned up the woman who had been sick was discovered lying ...
Page 105
This goat , however , had ideas of its own , and no sooner had the man removed the rope from its neck , than it turned and ran up the track . It was too good a calling goat to abandon — it had attracted the leopard once , and might do ...
This goat , however , had ideas of its own , and no sooner had the man removed the rope from its neck , than it turned and ran up the track . It was too good a calling goat to abandon — it had attracted the leopard once , and might do ...
Page 148
Turning away I walked down the hill for fifty yards , and when I looked back , the deer was still standing on the rock , possibly congratulating itself on having frightened me away . When some weeks later I related the occurrence to the ...
Turning away I walked down the hill for fifty yards , and when I looked back , the deer was still standing on the rock , possibly congratulating itself on having frightened me away . When some weeks later I related the occurrence to the ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| Author | Jim Corbett |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1964 |
| Length | 191 pages |
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