A life of jim corbett [rare books]

Jim Corbett (1875-1955) is legendary for his classic hair-raising tales of life in the Indian jungles-Man-Eaters of Kumaon, The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag. Temple Tiger and others. Corbett was an expert shikar, having shot his first leopard at the age of eight. From the mid-1920s he took up the camera and became a staunch champion of the conservation of India’s wildlife. Corbett’s deep love for India was fittingly honoured when the National Park he helped establish at the foot of the Kumaon hills was

renamed after him.

This biography is written with a deep sense of empathy for Jim Corbett and his life in the Indian jungles and villages. It is evocative and perceptive, with delightful insights into the legend that was Corbett

Martin Booth is a biog