Thirty Years of ShikarW. Blackwood & Sons, 1895 - 373 páginas |
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... present time , however , I have always repelled this idea as impracticable , or at least unprofitable . Hitherto I have always been very chary of telling tiger stories viva voce , from a confirmed convic- tion that the most brilliant ...
... present time , however , I have always repelled this idea as impracticable , or at least unprofitable . Hitherto I have always been very chary of telling tiger stories viva voce , from a confirmed convic- tion that the most brilliant ...
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... present day . But I have lately been encouraged to believe that the narrative which would be wholly unac- ceptable if administered orally , may meet with a more indulgent reception if it appear in print . Even in this age of hurry there ...
... present day . But I have lately been encouraged to believe that the narrative which would be wholly unac- ceptable if administered orally , may meet with a more indulgent reception if it appear in print . Even in this age of hurry there ...
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... present themselves for me . My work con- sisted of sordid office details relating to Indian produce , and sale and barter ; it was sedentary , save for an occasional run in an office jaun ( car- - riage ) to the Custom - house or ...
... present themselves for me . My work con- sisted of sordid office details relating to Indian produce , and sale and barter ; it was sedentary , save for an occasional run in an office jaun ( car- - riage ) to the Custom - house or ...
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... present . For in those good old days , when John Company was king and Downing Street an unimportant factor in Indian admin- istration , the Haileybury civilians of the Bengal Presidency commenced 4 THIRTY YEARS OF SHIKAR .
... present . For in those good old days , when John Company was king and Downing Street an unimportant factor in Indian admin- istration , the Haileybury civilians of the Bengal Presidency commenced 4 THIRTY YEARS OF SHIKAR .
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... present . For in those good old days , when John Company was king and Downing Street an unimportant factor in Indian admin- istration , the Haileybury civilians of the Bengal Presidency commenced 4 THIRTY YEARS OF SHIKAR .
... present . For in those good old days , when John Company was king and Downing Street an unimportant factor in Indian admin- istration , the Haileybury civilians of the Bengal Presidency commenced 4 THIRTY YEARS OF SHIKAR .
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