The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon (Oxford India Paperbacks)

Very interesting stories told by a likeable man who writes very well. Other renowned hunters/authors often come across as boastful, as if shooting animals makes them better than other people somehow, and they don't necessarily seem to have much respect for the things they kill. Corbett comes across as both a humanitarian and a lover of animals (even expressing sympathy for man eaters). He doesn't seem to take great enjoyment from killing things, but he values the lives of the Indian "hill folk" more than he does the lives of animals, and he uses extensive knowledge of animals and the Himalayan foothills to kill the big cats that prey upon the vulnerable villagers.Aside from simply being hunting stories, Corbett's tales provide some insight into human life in India in the early 1900s. We read a little about the hill folks' work, religious beliefs, and superstitions. He also describes other animals he encounters (bears, deer, monkeys, birds, fish, etc) and explains how he can track tigers and leopards based on the behaviors of other animals.Throughout it all, Corbett seems very humble, even though the people he protected thought of him as a saint and a hero. He's quick to point out his own mistakes and to forgive mistakes made by those in his company. And when things go well or he makes a great shot, he often attributes it to luck rather than credit his own skill.

story's about man eating tigers before Indian independence form Britain

This book appear to be brand new and might not have ever been opened I knocked off one star because of the slow shipping time shipping time and the tracking only showed "shipped with USPS". I ordered it to help round out my collection of his hunting man eaters in India collection of stories.

This book and two others were recommendations found in the NRA's American Hunter magazine article on Jim Corbett. This is the second book out of the three available chronicling his efforts to hunt man eating tigers (and jaguars) that were terrorizing villages in India that I have purchased This book and the other "Man-Eaters of Kumaon" are great reads and each hunt is presented in great detail. Fascinating stories from this Englishman who learned the ways of the tiger to hunt them.

A master at hunting man-eaters, and a master story teller, Jim Corbett is amazing. I find time late, very late at night to read, and there alone, only one light on in the house to read by, it was as if Jim himself was sitting in a chair across from me, telling me his stories. When a writer makes that kind of connection with a reader, the magic begins to happened...

I have an origional hard back of Jim Corbet and the man was a great writer and lover of animals and nature.It is an easy read, but you better bone up on India and its geography to understand it better.The man was so intune with nature and his pray who prayed on other. Buy them all you will not regret it ever.

Another great series of accounts from the king of the maneater hunters - Jim Corbett. Love his style and stories, always entertaining and from a man who went from a hunter of these beautiful animals to one of their biggest protectors and champions. Never gruesome, but always exciting and thrilling, a rare treat.

I read this before I returned to India the second time. I loved it. I was reared in Malawi (Africa) in forests and next to a tea plantations. We knew where many of the leopards lived and their comings and goings. Eventualy some turned maneaters. While reading Corbett's book I traveled right along with the author through the bush, never snapping a twig or clearing my throat, and came back alive. Even though he was based in India it took me right back to my childhood. This book fit perfectly with my travels to India's tiger reserves.