The Roar of the Tiger : Notion Press : 9781637147641 : 1637147643 : 24 Dec 2020 : This is a compilation of hunting tales from the jungles of India from the centuries gone by. "...We have no word in English that properly embraces all this, but all are expressed by the Persian word 'shikar!'..." "...Sitting on the ground in a thorn "Boma" for a lion in Africa is considered an ordinary enough thing to do; but sitting on the ground for a tiger in dense jungles of the Indian subcontinent can be an entirely different experience. The risk inherent should be obvious to all. Sitting on a machan built on a tree was the more common approach employed by Tiger hunters of yore; but of course, there were exceptions..." "...In another moment the old Panther sprang out of the jungle, made a pat at the kid, and then crouched by its side. If there had been more space, I should have waited and watched the Panther's proceedings, but as I was afraid that she would drag the goat into the jungle, I fired at o