The Tiger Hunters

Editorial: London

Librería: Book Express (NZ), Shannon, Nueva ZelandaBook Express (NZ)

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No dj.Contents: Prologue: the dream of the hunter. 1. The house by the stream. 2. T he school near the sea. 3. West Indian episode. 4. Forest and mountain. 5. The o ld cantonment. 6. Into the wilds. 7. The shrine on the hill. 8. The first tiger hunt. 9. Voices in the forest. 10. A mixed bag. 11. The empire of nature. 12. De stroyers in the forest. 13. The great Ambari tiger. 14. The monarch of the glen. 15. Safety last! 16. Aboriginal gonds. 17. The empire of night. 18. Tracks of d eath. The Tiger Hunters by Reginold George Burton (b. 1864) makes fascinating re ading. The hair raising accounts of the writer s adventures in the wild in India n jungles, keep the reader impulsively absorbed in the book. His encounters with beasts have heart throbbing and bewildering. The author was a hunter of tigers instinctively and often risked his life. Besides hunting episodes, the book is r eplete with events of author s involvement with India, where he passed his early boyhood and later, prime of youth. The book contains the real-life experiences and events of the author s life with minute details of observations and accurate memories of his remote past. In the whole book, there is not a tinge of disgust or a version for the native inhabitant s way of life or the rituals as can ofte n be inferred from the writings of the English writers of the Raj days. Burton i s nostalgic about his boyhood days in India where he studied and sailed to Engla nd after his father passed away during an encounter with the brigands at the hea d of his regiment. He returned to India with great eagerness and nostalgia on a posting in the Royal Army. The book ranks among the best of its kind. It s more than a book on hunting. It reveals of British Army Officer s whole perception ab.…

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Detalles bibliográficos

Título
The Tiger Hunters
Autor
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Editorial
London
Estado
Good
Encuadernación
Hardcover
Dimensiones
21.0cm x 14.0cm
Catálogos de vendedores
Hunting

Book Express (NZ)

Shannon, Nueva Zelanda

Vendedor de 3 estrellas

Vendedor de IberLibro desde 10 de febrero de 2021

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A small friendly online-only bookshop located in Shannon, New Zealand. We try to stock something for everyone, from modern affordable paperback novels through to older and more unusual works.

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