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Jim Corbett is world famous for his classic man-eater stories. However, the three volumes collected here show a very different side to this remarkable man. In My India, he describes the villages of the Kumaon Hills, and the customs and lifestyles of the p
First published in 1944, this is really something different in the field of hunting adventure -- and very good reading it makes. Some of it is most exciting -- all written with a truly amusing straight-face, dispassionate coolness. It's a true account
Man-Eaters of Kumaon, The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, and The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon, the three classic collections of Corbett's hunting stories, which vividly bring to life the drama and beauty of the jungle and its wildlif
Compulsory reading for anyone interested in the Irish Revolution. Dr Matthew Potter, curator of Limerick Museum During the Irish Civil War, between the 15 and 20 July 1922, the Republican-held Strand Barracks in Limerick, on what is now Clancys Strand, c
In The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, Jim Corbett takes readers on a gripping, chilling, and often harrowing journey as he recounts the hunt for one of the most notorious man-eating leopards in history. For nearly two years, this leopard terrorized th
The Temple Tiger offers a unique perspective on Jim Corbett's life and work, showcasing the mysterious and sacred aspect of the wild in India. This collection of stories revolves around the elusive Temple Tigers-tigers that roam near or within the gro
Most of Jim Corbett's books contain collections of stories that recount adventures tracking and shooting man-eaters in the Indian Himalaya. An exciting narrative of a leopard that spread terror through five hundred square miles of the hills of the Uni
This is the Merlin Unwin Books edition and is the only one currently available which contains the iconic Raymond Sheppard illustrations which capture with remarkable verve and accuracy the dramatic highlight of each story. All royalties from the sale of t
In this classic work, Man-Eaters of Kumaon, Jim Corbett chronicles his most legendary hunts for man-eating tigers and leopards that terrorized the villages of the Kumaon region in northern India. A master storyteller, Corbett recounts his firsthand experi
'Man-Eaters of Kumaon' is the best known of Corbett's books, one which offers ten fascinating and spine-tingling tales of pursuing and shooting tigers in the Indian Himalayas during the early years of this 19th Century. The stories also offer