"A mighty hunter... a hero ...has performed prodigies of valor and endurance." - Living Age, 1860
"A daring and accomplished sportsman." -Christian Examiner, 1860
"Adventures of all kinds, freely related." -British Quarterly, 1860
"A complete handbook for the Indian sportsman." -Westminster Review, 1862
Captain Shakespear was a mighty hunter, and evidently believed that the chief duty, or, at all events, the chief glory of a man, is to fight with wild beasts in the forests of India. If some portion of his sport may be termed secular, he evidently regards the slaying of tigers as a duty preeminently religious. Danger which would appal others is to such a man a delight, and almost as necessary to him as the breath of life is the excitement attending such scenes.
Whether Henry Shakespear was a descendant of the great dramatist is unknown, but his 1860 book " The Wild Sports of India" on hunting tigers of two kinds, the man-eating and the cattle-eating,—panthers, bears, wild elephants, buffalos and bisons is highly entertaining and deserves to be one of the most popular of its kind.
That the wild beasts of India posed a dangerous threat the population cannot be doubted, as for example one report from just one district in India shows that in 1855-56 more than 150 people had been killed by bears and tigers. The author's encounters and escapes from these dangerous beasts are striking and excite the imagination of those who must have a tinge of peril in their hunting adventure.
Shakespear does not vaunt his own prowess, but he tells enough to make it very evident that he has a right to be considered an authority in the matter of the Indian chase.
An introductory chapter initiates the neophyte into the secret of high Indian sports, and tells him what are the most approved weapons. And the nine succeeding chapters treat in order of the several sorts of wild game that a sportsman in India. may naturally hunt,—hogs, tigers of two kinds, the man-eating and the cattle-eating,—panthers, bears, wild elephants, buffalos and bisons, and the smaller game, such as the several kinds of deer, goats, and wild dogs. General directions about hunting these are given; the risks, the precautions, the proper time of day, the habits of the various animals, are stated at length.
Shakespear informs us that the tiger is not half so courageous an animal as the wild hog or the panther, and that if a man is bold enough to face round upon him, and to look at him calmly, at the same time shouting in defiance, the beast will very probably turn tail. But to him who runs it is almost certain death.
The hunter in India, who runs risks, and meets with accidents such as described in these pages, leads no life of ease or indolence; but, on the contrary, that his life is one of severe toil, labor, and danger.
In describing one such encounter with a panther, the author writes:
"I began to follow the wounded panther... He came out with a roar straight at me. In the next moment he seized my left arm and the gun. Thus, not being able to use the gun as a club, I forced it, crosswise, into his mouth. He bit the stock through in one place; and whilst his upper fangs lacerated my arm and hand, the lower fangs went into the gun. His hind claws pierced my left thigh. He tried very hard to throw me over..."
It is a complete handbook for the Indian sportsman; in the vast variety of encounters he describes there is not one touch of exaggeration. This is a rare merit and one of the last proofs of mastery. The book bids fair to become, as it deserves, one of the most popular of its kind for all who would emulate his exploits in the jungle.
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"A daring and accomplished sportsman." -Christian Examiner, 1860
"Adventures of all kinds, freely related." -British Quarterly, 1860
"A complete handbook for the Indian sportsman." -Westminster Review, 1862
Captain Shakespear was a mighty hunter, and evidently believed that the chief duty, or, at all events, the chief glory of a man, is to fight with wild beasts in the forests of India. If some portion of his sport may be termed secular, he evidently regards the slaying of tigers as a duty preeminently religious. Danger which would appal others is to such a man a delight, and almost as necessary to him as the breath of life is the excitement attending such scenes.
Whether Henry Shakespear was a descendant of the great dramatist is unknown, but his 1860 book " The Wild Sports of India" on hunting tigers of two kinds, the man-eating and the cattle-eating,—panthers, bears, wild elephants, buffalos and bisons is highly entertaining and deserves to be one of the most popular of its kind.
That the wild beasts of India posed a dangerous threat the population cannot be doubted, as for example one report from just one district in India shows that in 1855-56 more than 150 people had been killed by bears and tigers. The author's encounters and escapes from these dangerous beasts are striking and excite the imagination of those who must have a tinge of peril in their hunting adventure.
Shakespear does not vaunt his own prowess, but he tells enough to make it very evident that he has a right to be considered an authority in the matter of the Indian chase.
An introductory chapter initiates the neophyte into the secret of high Indian sports, and tells him what are the most approved weapons. And the nine succeeding chapters treat in order of the several sorts of wild game that a sportsman in India. may naturally hunt,—hogs, tigers of two kinds, the man-eating and the cattle-eating,—panthers, bears, wild elephants, buffalos and bisons, and the smaller game, such as the several kinds of deer, goats, and wild dogs. General directions about hunting these are given; the risks, the precautions, the proper time of day, the habits of the various animals, are stated at length.
Shakespear informs us that the tiger is not half so courageous an animal as the wild hog or the panther, and that if a man is bold enough to face round upon him, and to look at him calmly, at the same time shouting in defiance, the beast will very probably turn tail. But to him who runs it is almost certain death.
The hunter in India, who runs risks, and meets with accidents such as described in these pages, leads no life of ease or indolence; but, on the contrary, that his life is one of severe toil, labor, and danger.
In describing one such encounter with a panther, the author writes:
"I began to follow the wounded panther... He came out with a roar straight at me. In the next moment he seized my left arm and the gun. Thus, not being able to use the gun as a club, I forced it, crosswise, into his mouth. He bit the stock through in one place; and whilst his upper fangs lacerated my arm and hand, the lower fangs went into the gun. His hind claws pierced my left thigh. He tried very hard to throw me over..."
It is a complete handbook for the Indian sportsman; in the vast variety of encounters he describes there is not one touch of exaggeration. This is a rare merit and one of the last proofs of mastery. The book bids fair to become, as it deserves, one of the most popular of its kind for all who would emulate his exploits in the jungle.
The Wild Sports of India
"A mighty hunter... a hero ...has performed prodigies of valor and endurance." - Living Age, 1860
"A daring and accomplished sportsman." -Christian Examiner, 1860
"Adventures of all kinds, freely related." -British Quarterly, 1860
"A complete handbook for the Indian sportsman." -Westminster Review, 1862
Captain Shakespear was a mighty hunter, and evidently believed that the chief duty, or, at all events, the chief glory of a man, is to fight with wild beasts in the forests of India. If some portion of his sport may be termed secular, he evidently regards the slaying of tigers as a duty preeminently religious. Danger which would appal others is to such a man a delight, and almost as necessary to him as the breath of life is the excitement attending such scenes.
Whether Henry Shakespear was a descendant of the great dramatist is unknown, but his 1860 book " The Wild Sports of India" on hunting tigers of two kinds, the man-eating and the cattle-eating,—panthers, bears, wild elephants, buffalos and bisons is highly entertaining and deserves to be one of the most popular of its kind.
That the wild beasts of India posed a dangerous threat the population cannot be doubted, as for example one report from just one district in India shows that in 1855-56 more than 150 people had been killed by bears and tigers. The author's encounters and escapes from these dangerous beasts are striking and excite the imagination of those who must have a tinge of peril in their hunting adventure.
Shakespear does not vaunt his own prowess, but he tells enough to make it very evident that he has a right to be considered an authority in the matter of the Indian chase.
An introductory chapter initiates the neophyte into the secret of high Indian sports, and tells him what are the most approved weapons. And the nine succeeding chapters treat in order of the several sorts of wild game that a sportsman in India. may naturally hunt,—hogs, tigers of two kinds, the man-eating and the cattle-eating,—panthers, bears, wild elephants, buffalos and bisons, and the smaller game, such as the several kinds of deer, goats, and wild dogs. General directions about hunting these are given; the risks, the precautions, the proper time of day, the habits of the various animals, are stated at length.
Shakespear informs us that the tiger is not half so courageous an animal as the wild hog or the panther, and that if a man is bold enough to face round upon him, and to look at him calmly, at the same time shouting in defiance, the beast will very probably turn tail. But to him who runs it is almost certain death.
The hunter in India, who runs risks, and meets with accidents such as described in these pages, leads no life of ease or indolence; but, on the contrary, that his life is one of severe toil, labor, and danger.
In describing one such encounter with a panther, the author writes:
"I began to follow the wounded panther... He came out with a roar straight at me. In the next moment he seized my left arm and the gun. Thus, not being able to use the gun as a club, I forced it, crosswise, into his mouth. He bit the stock through in one place; and whilst his upper fangs lacerated my arm and hand, the lower fangs went into the gun. His hind claws pierced my left thigh. He tried very hard to throw me over..."
It is a complete handbook for the Indian sportsman; in the vast variety of encounters he describes there is not one touch of exaggeration. This is a rare merit and one of the last proofs of mastery. The book bids fair to become, as it deserves, one of the most popular of its kind for all who would emulate his exploits in the jungle.
"A daring and accomplished sportsman." -Christian Examiner, 1860
"Adventures of all kinds, freely related." -British Quarterly, 1860
"A complete handbook for the Indian sportsman." -Westminster Review, 1862
Captain Shakespear was a mighty hunter, and evidently believed that the chief duty, or, at all events, the chief glory of a man, is to fight with wild beasts in the forests of India. If some portion of his sport may be termed secular, he evidently regards the slaying of tigers as a duty preeminently religious. Danger which would appal others is to such a man a delight, and almost as necessary to him as the breath of life is the excitement attending such scenes.
Whether Henry Shakespear was a descendant of the great dramatist is unknown, but his 1860 book " The Wild Sports of India" on hunting tigers of two kinds, the man-eating and the cattle-eating,—panthers, bears, wild elephants, buffalos and bisons is highly entertaining and deserves to be one of the most popular of its kind.
That the wild beasts of India posed a dangerous threat the population cannot be doubted, as for example one report from just one district in India shows that in 1855-56 more than 150 people had been killed by bears and tigers. The author's encounters and escapes from these dangerous beasts are striking and excite the imagination of those who must have a tinge of peril in their hunting adventure.
Shakespear does not vaunt his own prowess, but he tells enough to make it very evident that he has a right to be considered an authority in the matter of the Indian chase.
An introductory chapter initiates the neophyte into the secret of high Indian sports, and tells him what are the most approved weapons. And the nine succeeding chapters treat in order of the several sorts of wild game that a sportsman in India. may naturally hunt,—hogs, tigers of two kinds, the man-eating and the cattle-eating,—panthers, bears, wild elephants, buffalos and bisons, and the smaller game, such as the several kinds of deer, goats, and wild dogs. General directions about hunting these are given; the risks, the precautions, the proper time of day, the habits of the various animals, are stated at length.
Shakespear informs us that the tiger is not half so courageous an animal as the wild hog or the panther, and that if a man is bold enough to face round upon him, and to look at him calmly, at the same time shouting in defiance, the beast will very probably turn tail. But to him who runs it is almost certain death.
The hunter in India, who runs risks, and meets with accidents such as described in these pages, leads no life of ease or indolence; but, on the contrary, that his life is one of severe toil, labor, and danger.
In describing one such encounter with a panther, the author writes:
"I began to follow the wounded panther... He came out with a roar straight at me. In the next moment he seized my left arm and the gun. Thus, not being able to use the gun as a club, I forced it, crosswise, into his mouth. He bit the stock through in one place; and whilst his upper fangs lacerated my arm and hand, the lower fangs went into the gun. His hind claws pierced my left thigh. He tried very hard to throw me over..."
It is a complete handbook for the Indian sportsman; in the vast variety of encounters he describes there is not one touch of exaggeration. This is a rare merit and one of the last proofs of mastery. The book bids fair to become, as it deserves, one of the most popular of its kind for all who would emulate his exploits in the jungle.
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| BN ID: | 2940186725688 |
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| Publisher: | Far West Travel Adventure |
| Publication date: | 07/08/2022 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
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