The Fortunate Tiger and Other Close Encounters: Selected Writings (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789385755484)

The Fortunate Tiger and Other Close Encounters selects the most thrilling adventures of Jim Corbett of Kumaon, legendary hunter and author. Corbett, who bagged his first leopard at ten, with a rifle won in a marksmanship competition, ranged far and wide across Kumaon and Garhwal for much of his life, rescuing villages terrorized by man-eating felines. And, in the stories of his exploits-'The Fortunate Tiger', which seemed to enjoy divine protection from his bullets; 'The Man- eating Tigress of Chowgarh', who stalked Corbett even as he went looking for her; 'The Talla Des Killer', which he was forced to track while nursing a burst eardrum; and 'The Final Man-eater' of Corbett's career, a tigress which he lured and shot using himself as bait-Corbett gives us some of the greatest shikar tales ever told. Nature and adventure writing at its very best, The Fortunate Tiger and Other Close Encounters is a classic for all time.

Author: Jim Corbett
ISBN-10: 938575548X
ISBN-13: 9789385755484
Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books
Language: English
Published: 01/12/2016
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d
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