Jim Corbett's India
Author Description
Jim Corbett's name has become legendary, and his stories of tiger-hunting expeditions have become classics of adventure. Over the years, the books in which he described these expeditions and his daily life in India achieved bestseller status around the world. Here is a selection of 22 of his most popular writings, taken from Man-eaters of Kumaon, My India, Jungle Lore, and other volumes. In these stories, Corbett tells not only of the tracking and shooting of the man-eating leopards and tigers of India, and the amazing feats of skill and courage that saved people from the Panar leopard, the Chowgarh tigress, and the Muktesar maneater, but also of his love for India and the people with whom he lived and worked. Corbett's vivid and evocative descriptions of the people, the countryside, and its wildlife reveal him to be not only a world-class hunter, but also an ardent conservationist with an intimate knowledge of the mysterious Indian jungle.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This collection investigates the intersection of human survival and wildlife conservation through the experiences of a legendary hunter in the Kumaon region of India. Jim Corbett, a British-Indian hunter and tracker, provides a firsthand account of his efforts to eliminate man-eating predators while simultaneously documenting the lives and customs of the local population. The text serves as a synthesis of his broader body of work, framing his hunting expeditions as both a necessary service to rural communities and an expression of his deep connection to the Indian wilderness.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A curated selection of 22 narratives originally published in Man-eaters of Kumaon, My India, and Jungle Lore.
- Detailed accounts of tracking specific man-eating leopards and tigers.
- Observations on the social structure and daily life of rural Indian villagers in the early 20th century.
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide a comprehensive biography of Corbett's entire life.
- It does not offer a modern scientific analysis of predator behavior or contemporary conservation policy.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts and readers frequently cite this volume as an accessible entry point into Corbett's work, noting its balance between high-stakes adventure and ethnographic observation. The prose is widely regarded for its descriptive clarity and the author's evident respect for both the wildlife and the people of the Kumaon region.
Page Count:
270
Publication Date:
1987-03-12
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0192820427
ISBN-13:
9780192820426
Non-Fiction
Adventure
Nature
Biography
India
Conservation
Hunting
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