Jim Corbett's Classic Tale of the Man-Eating Tigers of Kumaon

B.L Harris: Jim Corbet's writing is stellar. It would have been nice if the publisher had added a few photos, such as other editions have.

United States on Aug 24, 2023

KateP: Absolutely, the best book I’ve read to date. Jim Corbett has an engaging way of narrating the page turner. All true stories which are narrated by second generation Gharwalis who grandparents and great grandparents encountered these terrorizing animals. I also read the Maneaters of Tsavo. It’s so evident by reading both books that Jim Corbett is truly the great man. He helped people with no personal gain and his aim seems to be far superior and shows that he’s an excellent sportsman. Amazing book. I present Jim Corbett’s books to my friends as well. Wonderfully written, gives a good picture of the scenery, the people, the culture and simple life of the villagers in India at that time too. Must read for sure!

United States on Apr 11, 2023

The Reviewer: Nice read.

India on Apr 01, 2023

Vasanth: Jim Corbett is the best to describe not only about tigers as his does in this book or leopards in the other magnificent read “Man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag”, but also the Indian jungles. He puts in so many fine details around in every incident and encounter with tigers. This book is a joy to read.

United States on Mar 30, 2023

Sourav Neogi: with a price under Rs.250; this is a must-buy. Short stories are easy to read and quite engaging. Especially when you think of the time period when these events took place. Killing tigers or per se any wild animal is not desirable in any circumstances; however, we are talking about a time which is 100 years back. A great read for everyone and a must buy.

India on Jan 12, 2023

Krishnendu: It is very surprising to get an original book at this price.but it is an original book.not pirated.page quality is also good.and the book i have started reading.read 3 stories.there are a total of 10 stories.they were quite good(the 3 that i read).

India on Jul 24, 2022

Esio: The hunts and the techniques used by him are very well described in this excellent book and the readers will stay glued in its pages. The despair of small villages enduring for years without end the constant threat of a tiger killing and eating their close relatives, without being able to protect themselves, is something that we, inhabitants of big cities and today with modern weapons cannot even imagine the horror of those who lived there.

He did not hunt the way we are used to seeing in Africa, where the advantages are more for the hunter than for the hunted. He went alone, on foot, into dense forests with little visibility, guided by the sounds of other animals that signaled the presence of a tiger in the neighborhood. It was a duel and not a hunt!

United States on Dec 12, 2020

Aswin Manoharan: A modern reader, an animal lover might take it as an offence to animals as a whole but when u consider the circumstances which we are talking about a century ago, u may understand the why this man killed those cats. A shiver goes through your spine just imagining yourself in his boots in those deep forests which ware far from civilization. Even a 100 years later, ie now, you wouldn't dare go to such forests( eventhough most of it is history now).It shows the constant struggle our forefathers had when they had to fight their way up with the nature. A true legend when it comes to hunting and tracking animals and quite brilliant when it comes to the knowledge of forest and animal behaviour, Jim Corbett already knew a hundred years ago, what we now have learned through the tv channels and YouTube.Most of the cats mentioned in the book, whom he hunted down are at the top of list of the most dangerous animals that ever lived. From a man who was forced to take his gun and go up against the deadliest of the predators, not because he loved hunting but since he had stomachs to fill makes him one among the few with balls of steel I ever came across. The 4 starts instead of 5 is obviously coz...

India on Nov 02, 2020

Splisbury: This is a hum dinging Indian adventure. Jim Corbett the legendary Shikari, or hunter and a sterling example to young boys looking for an example of courage and gentlemanly conduct.
Corbett was immensely fond of the region around Nainital which in those days was a hill station surrounded by dense and untamed forest.
With little more than courage and his rifle, he performed a service in many regions of north India patiently tracking and then shooting a host of man eating tigers. He describes many stories on a case by case basis.
One fearful story sticks out of a lady removed by a tiger from her hut, from the midst of her family as they slept on the floor, with the tiger silently entering and leaving via a small window, whose flower pot was not dislodged in the manouevre, carrying her prone body silently through this same window!
In modern terms the killing of endangered species seems rather politically incorrect. One must understand the times and circumstances of those days, where one man eating tiger might kill a couple hundred villagers, effectively terrorising whole communities.
He describes the art of tracking, the signs of a kill with blood trails and animal...

United Kingdom on Jul 27, 2009

M. Dog: First, I must say this is a beautifully published book in every respect, as are all the books in the Adventure Library - the binding is actually sewn, the endpapers are very nice, the type is clear and easy on the eyes, and the illustrations throughout are magnificent. It is just a pleasure to hold and read this book. In an age where hardcover bindings are glued in and crack after one reading and the average book is rushed to press before the typos are weeded out, this book reminds us that a book itself can be an object of art.
This book contains the writings of Jim Corbett, a civil servant in British India who happened to be a crack shot and game tracker. Mr. Corbett was hired by the Government on several occasions to dispose of man eating leopards and tigers. What makes Jim Corbett's writings so noteworthy is their direct honesty and utter sense of humanity. Let me say upfront that I love tales of big game hunting, and I bought this book because, among big-game hunting literature, Jim Corbett's books are considered classics, along with the writings of more traditional hunters like Walter Bell and Frederick Courteney Selous. Among these big game hunting classics, Corbett's...

United States on Oct 20, 2003