The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 14
Page 24
... so one of the young sportsmen sat on the tower on the left bank of the river,
and his companion sat on the tower on the right bank. After they had been sitting
for two months on these towers, the man on the left bank saw the leopard walk
out ...
... so one of the young sportsmen sat on the tower on the left bank of the river,
and his companion sat on the tower on the right bank. After they had been sitting
for two months on these towers, the man on the left bank saw the leopard walk
out ...
Page 162
As we crossed the road near the Inspection Bungalow and started up the steep
hill on the far side of it, my companion informed me we had a very long way to go,
adding that it would not be safe for us to be out after dark, so I told him to walk ...
As we crossed the road near the Inspection Bungalow and started up the steep
hill on the far side of it, my companion informed me we had a very long way to go,
adding that it would not be safe for us to be out after dark, so I told him to walk ...
Page 172
The track here ran over red clay which the rain had softened, and the pug marks
of the man-eater showed that he was walking at his accustomed pace. Half a mile
farther on he started to quicken his pace, and this pace he continued to ...
The track here ran over red clay which the rain had softened, and the pug marks
of the man-eater showed that he was walking at his accustomed pace. Half a mile
farther on he started to quicken his pace, and this pace he continued to ...
What people are saying - Write a review
LibraryThing Review
User Review - CeiliOkeefe - LibraryThingA classic tale from the northern edge of India set in 1925 and told with poetic simplicity by a very brave, humane and observant man. I first read this book as a teenager and have reread it many times ... Read full review
LibraryThing Review
User Review - Stbalbach - LibraryThingJim Corbett's second book, following his classic Man Eaters of Kummaon. In the first book, each chapter is a self-contained unit, concerning 1 tiger and Corbett's story how he hunted and killed it ... Read full review
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Alaknanda Alaknanda river animal Badrinath barking bazaar Bhainswara bridge bushes called carnivora carried climb crossed cyanide dark depression distance dogs door eaten eater evil spirit feet fifty yards fish followed foot footpath Garhwal gin-trap glade goat Golabrai grass ground GWAR head hill hillside hind human kills hundred yards Inspection Bungalow kakar Kedarnath killing the leopard lantern later leaving left bank leopard of Rudraprayag light lying machan mahseer man-eating leopard Mandakini river mango-tree meal minutes morning mountain Naini path patwari Pauri petromax pilgrim road pilgrim shelter platform poison possible prayag previous night pug marks pundit ravine rifle river rock Rudra sadhu sahib scrub jungle seen shoot shot side sight sitting sleep square miles steep steps suspension bridge telescopic sight thornbushes tiger told took track trap tree veranda village walk watched woman
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| Authors | Jim Corbett, Raymond Sheppard |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1964 |
| Length | 191 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |