Books with author James Corbett

Genghise khan is a Royal Bengal tiger who is paired up with an idiot who was brought up in a zoo. The tigers are rehabilitated in the forests of Chitwan. The zoo bred tiger is unable to kill fleet footed animals so goes hammer and tongs for the humans. They are an easy target for him. The humans react and go hammer and tongs for the tigers. A ding dong war ensues and the zoo bred tiger is hunted and killed. In the fight Genghise is fatally wounded in his feet. He now cannot hunt fleet footed animals so to stay alive he reluctantly becomes a man eater. And then the great man comes. There are rumors that a white hunter called Jim Corbett has arrived to hunt down the man eater. Genghise is terrified of the white hunter. He is terrified of the latter's track record of killing man eating tigers. In fact all man eating tigers were terrified of this name. So Genghise decides to hide. Who is this man? Does he manage to track down and capture Genghise? Or does Genghise manage to trap him and gobble him up? Its a million dollar question? For the answer. Read on.

Its the wild wild east. James Corbett traveled widely across India in search of stories. He realized rural India was still feudal where landlords still kept elephants as a symbol of their strength and power. "Killer Elephant" is such a story. Paddum Prasad is a bull elephant which the landlord uses to kill humans and create an atmosphere of fear in the surrounding villages. He does this to usurp peoples lands. The villagers fight back and kill the elephant. Unperturbed, the landlord buys a new one. He swears by the size and temperament of the animal. "This one is a brute," he says, "not a fly swatter like the one that was gunned down." The new elephant is delighted. What else could it ask for? It had full permission to swat and kill humans. "If the humans want me to kill humans," it rumbles, " then so be it." The elephant goes into battle and terrorizes the villagers in the surrounding area. It fights and kills humans. It goes berserk and rampages through villages causing humans to flee their homes. It must be stopped or gunned down so hunters are called in. But the landlord is adamant. No one will shoot his elephant as long as he is alive. It is a question of prestige and self esteem. So a ding dong war ensues between the humans and the elephant. Who will win?Read on.