The Jim Corbett Omnibus.

Jim Corbett's riveting accounts of shikar in the Himalayan foothills have kept generations of readers enthralled. The Jim Corbett Omnibus includes three enduring tales of Corbett's encounters with man-eaters. Man-eaters of Kumaon contains fascinating stories of tracking and shooting of man-eaters in the Indian Himalayas during the early years of the last century. The stories in The Temple Tiger display Corbett's acute awareness of sights, sounds, and life in the Indian forests, as well as his love for the human beings living in the hunting terrain. Finally, perhaps the most exciting of all of Corbett's jungle tales, The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag is a gripping narrative of a notorious leopard which spread terror in the hills of the colonial United Provinces. Dramatic yet reflective, Corbett's writings are coloured by his deep concern and sympathy for the natural world as well as the local people and their traditions and customs. This vividly illustrated collection will appeal equally to Corbett lovers and to those concerned with the environment and wildlife. Table Of Contents Man-eaters of Kumaon Author's Note The Champawat Man-eaters Robin The Chowgarh Tigers The Bachelor of Powalgarh The Mohan Man-eater The Fish of My Dream The Kanda Man-eater The Pipal Pani Tiger The Thak Man-eater Just Tigers The Temple Tiger and More Man-eaters of Kumaon The Temple Tiger The Muktesar Man-eater The Panar Man-eater The Chuka Man-eater The Talla Des Man-eater Epilogue The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag The Pilgrim Road The Man-eater Terror Arrival Investigation The First Kill Locating the Leopard The Second Kill Preparations Magic A Near Escape The Gin-trap The Hunters Hunted Retreat Fishing Interlude Death of a Goat Cyanide Poisoning Touch and Go A Lesson in Caution A Wild Boar Hunt Vigil on a Pine-tree My Night of Terror Leopard Fights Leopard A Shot in the Dark Epilogue