Anecdotes of Big Cats and Other Beasts
by David Alec Wilson
About this book
Although David Alec Wilson is best known for his writings about Thomas Carlyle, he was a Scottish civil servant who spent much time in India. This collection of stories draw from those experiences, where tales of tigers, leopards, crocodiles, elephants and monkeys are part of the cultural fabric. These range from short vignettes to several multi-part stories, all sure to entertain. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters (71)
1Three Men Together
2The Wonderful Escape of “Tiger-Hill”
3Sherlock Holmes in a Wood
4Where Tigers Flourish: Part 1 Tigers in the Air
5Where Tigers Flourish: Part 2 Tigers Victorious
6Where Tigers Flourish: Part 3 Working Alongside
7Where Tigers Flourish: Part 4 At very Close Quarters
8Where Tigers Flourish: Part 5 The Charge of the Tigress
9The Girl and the Tigress
10The Old Men and the Tiger
11Recovering the Corpse
12The Inspector’s Escape
13The Sound of Humanity
14The Tiger at the Rifle-range
15A Lesson from the Water Buffalo
16The Buffalo and the Crocodile
17A Nest of Crocodiles
18Useful Snakes
19The Tucktoo
20The Kitten’s Catch
21The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 1 Twice Twenty Years Ago or More
22The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 2 A Leopard that Loved the Ladies
23The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 3 No Man Comes Amiss
24The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 4 Its Way of Doing
25The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 5 The Final Fight
26On Heads in General
27The Unfinished Speech and Dance
28The Big Pet Cat
29The Leopard that Needed a Dentist
30The Devil as a Leopard
31The Gallant Leopard
32A Dumb Appeal put into Words
33The Fox in the Suez Canal
34Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 1 Elephants
35Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 2 The Baboons and the Leopards
36Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 3 The Indian Baboons and the Bear
37Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 4 Simla Monkeys
38Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 5 Co-operation
39A Run for Life
40Mother’s Love among the Monkeys
41Exit the Hunter: Part 1 Up to Date
42Exit the Hunter: Part 2 The Lion in Death
43Exit the Hunter: Part 3 Killing Tigers and Apes
44Exit the Hunter: Part 4 The Happy Hunter
45Exit the Hunter: Part 5 The Use of Hunting
46Exit the Hunter: Part 6 Irresistible Evolution
47Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 1 Children of Air, in General
48Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 2 Charlie Darwin
49Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 3 Running Away
50Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 4 Settling Down
51Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 5 Teasing Tom
52Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 6 Evening and Morning
53Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 7 Table Manners
54Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 8 Dogs
55Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 9 Equality is Equity
56Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 10 Where Civilisation Began.
57Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 11 Filial Feeling
58Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 12 Agreeable Sensations
59Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 13 Corroborating Aristotle & Co.
60Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 14 The Last Chapter
61The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 1 Early Days
62The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 2 Up the Chimney
63The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 3 At a Railway Station
64The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 4 A Breakfast at Ye-U
65The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 5 The Bear and the Perambulator
66The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 6 Life in a Country Town
67The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 7 The Wonderful Suckling
68The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 8 Harum-scarum
69The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 9 All the Rest
70The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 110 Her Epitaph
71A Chinese Hunter (740 B.C.)
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