English· 07:29:50· 71 chapters
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
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Three Men Together
13:35 - Chapter 2
The Wonderful Escape of “Tiger-Hill”
13:25 - Chapter 3
Sherlock Holmes in a Wood
10:16 - Chapter 4
Where Tigers Flourish: Part 1 Tigers in the Air
02:52 - Chapter 5
Where Tigers Flourish: Part 2 Tigers Victorious
04:49 - Chapter 6
Where Tigers Flourish: Part 3 Working Alongside
05:53 - Chapter 7
Where Tigers Flourish: Part 4 At very Close Quarters
06:38 - Chapter 8
Where Tigers Flourish: Part 5 The Charge of the Tigress
07:05 - Chapter 9
The Girl and the Tigress
11:26 - Chapter 10
The Old Men and the Tiger
05:07 - Chapter 11
Recovering the Corpse
05:12 - Chapter 12
The Inspector’s Escape
06:03 - Chapter 13
The Sound of Humanity
10:00 - Chapter 14
The Tiger at the Rifle-range
13:16 - Chapter 15
A Lesson from the Water Buffalo
09:39 - Chapter 16
The Buffalo and the Crocodile
05:39 - Chapter 17
A Nest of Crocodiles
12:47 - Chapter 18
Useful Snakes
03:47 - Chapter 19
The Tucktoo
03:51 - Chapter 20
The Kitten’s Catch
08:34 - Chapter 21
The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 1 Twice Twenty Years Ago or More
06:07 - Chapter 22
The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 2 A Leopard that Loved the Ladies
03:42 - Chapter 23
The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 3 No Man Comes Amiss
02:24 - Chapter 24
The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 4 Its Way of Doing
05:08 - Chapter 25
The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 5 The Final Fight
06:07 - Chapter 26
On Heads in General
07:53 - Chapter 27
The Unfinished Speech and Dance
09:05 - Chapter 28
The Big Pet Cat
06:54 - Chapter 29
The Leopard that Needed a Dentist
02:13 - Chapter 30
The Devil as a Leopard
08:27 - Chapter 31
The Gallant Leopard
11:31 - Chapter 32
A Dumb Appeal put into Words
08:44 - Chapter 33
The Fox in the Suez Canal
05:01 - Chapter 34
Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 1 Elephants
05:19 - Chapter 35
Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 2 The Baboons and the Leopards
04:53 - Chapter 36
Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 3 The Indian Baboons and the Bear
07:25 - Chapter 37
Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 4 Simla Monkeys
07:19 - Chapter 38
Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 5 Co-operation
03:45 - Chapter 39
A Run for Life
03:17 - Chapter 40
Mother’s Love among the Monkeys
03:27 - Chapter 41
Exit the Hunter: Part 1 Up to Date
04:33 - Chapter 42
Exit the Hunter: Part 2 The Lion in Death
05:52 - Chapter 43
Exit the Hunter: Part 3 Killing Tigers and Apes
06:40 - Chapter 44
Exit the Hunter: Part 4 The Happy Hunter
05:44 - Chapter 45
Exit the Hunter: Part 5 The Use of Hunting
03:01 - Chapter 46
Exit the Hunter: Part 6 Irresistible Evolution
01:55 - Chapter 47
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 1 Children of Air, in General
06:54 - Chapter 48
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 2 Charlie Darwin
07:40 - Chapter 49
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 3 Running Away
05:01 - Chapter 50
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 4 Settling Down
07:18 - Chapter 51
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 5 Teasing Tom
07:18 - Chapter 52
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 6 Evening and Morning
06:27 - Chapter 53
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 7 Table Manners
03:14 - Chapter 54
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 8 Dogs
01:35 - Chapter 55
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 9 Equality is Equity
02:31 - Chapter 56
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 10 Where Civilisation Began.
04:17 - Chapter 57
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 11 Filial Feeling
04:17 - Chapter 58
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 12 Agreeable Sensations
07:49 - Chapter 59
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 13 Corroborating Aristotle & Co.
06:58 - Chapter 60
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 14 The Last Chapter
07:37 - Chapter 61
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 1 Early Days
06:54 - Chapter 62
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 2 Up the Chimney
05:12 - Chapter 63
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 3 At a Railway Station
03:58 - Chapter 64
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 4 A Breakfast at Ye-U
07:17 - Chapter 65
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 5 The Bear and the Perambulator
04:09 - Chapter 66
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 6 Life in a Country Town
10:59 - Chapter 67
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 7 The Wonderful Suckling
05:10 - Chapter 68
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 8 Harum-scarum
03:43 - Chapter 69
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 9 All the Rest
06:01 - Chapter 70
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 110 Her Epitaph
02:47 - Chapter 71
A Chinese Hunter (740 B.C.)
08:24