The man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 13
This room had no windows and only the one door, and when the boy and the
goats were safely inside, the boy's master pulled the door to and fastened it by
passing the hasp, which was attached by a short length of chain to the door, over
the ...
This room had no windows and only the one door, and when the boy and the
goats were safely inside, the boy's master pulled the door to and fastened it by
passing the hasp, which was attached by a short length of chain to the door, over
the ...
Page 76
Kicking the door, I shouted to the inmates— we had heard the gurgling of a
hookah as we came up the steps— to open it; receiving no answer I took out a
box of matches and, shaking it, said that if the door was not opened in a minute I
would ...
Kicking the door, I shouted to the inmates— we had heard the gurgling of a
hookah as we came up the steps— to open it; receiving no answer I took out a
box of matches and, shaking it, said that if the door was not opened in a minute I
would ...
Page 150
I was very interested to learn from them that the leopard had only adopted his
present habit of trying— and in many cases succeeding— to break open the
doors of houses three years previously, and that before that he had been content
to take ...
I was very interested to learn from them that the leopard had only adopted his
present habit of trying— and in many cases succeeding— to break open the
doors of houses three years previously, and that before that he had been content
to take ...
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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
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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
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