The man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Patwaris and other government officials were supplied with poison for the
purpose of poisoning human kills; and, last but not least, government servants,
often at great personal risk, spent all the time they could spare from their official
duties in ...
Patwaris and other government officials were supplied with poison for the
purpose of poisoning human kills; and, last but not least, government servants,
often at great personal risk, spent all the time they could spare from their official
duties in ...
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versation I had with a doctor friend before leaving Naini Tal I had mentioned that
the Government wanted me to try every means to kill the man-eater, but that there
was little use in my trying poison, as the records showed that the leopard throve ...
versation I had with a doctor friend before leaving Naini Tal I had mentioned that
the Government wanted me to try every means to kill the man-eater, but that there
was little use in my trying poison, as the records showed that the leopard throve ...
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Truth to tell, I hated the very thought of using poison then, and I hate it no less
now. I visited the kill in the morning and found that a leopard had eaten all that
portion of the cow that I had poisoned. So sure was I that the poison had been
eaten ...
Truth to tell, I hated the very thought of using poison then, and I hate it no less
now. I visited the kill in the morning and found that a leopard had eaten all that
portion of the cow that I had poisoned. So sure was I that the poison had been
eaten ...
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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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