Jim Corbett

The Jim Corbett Omnibus

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 wildlife.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP India
• Seitenzahl: 606
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 149mm x 53mm
• Gewicht: 604g
• ISBN-13: 9780195627626
• ISBN-10: 0195627628
• Artikelnr.: 21873829

Autorenporträt

Edward James Corbett was born 25th July 1875 of English ancestry in Nainital districts of Uttarakhand. He grew up spending much of his childhood exploring the wilderness that exists around. Jim Corbett lived his life amidst dense jungle and developed a deep knowledge of the way. Sir Jim Corbett spent his major part of his life at Gurney House (located in Nainital) with his large family, his mother Mary Jane Corbett and his sister Margaret Winfred Corbett.His father, who was postmaster in Nainital died when Jim Corbett was four. The whole responsibility fell to Corbett's mother to raise and educate 12 children on a widow's meager pension.