Buy used:
$29.87
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime
FREE delivery May 17 - 22 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Or fastest delivery May 15 - 17
Used: Very Good | Details
Sold by Disco Golf
Fulfilled by Amazon
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comment: Book in Very Good Condition - Minimal signs of wear with little to no writing.

Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime.

If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Learn more about the program.

Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Jim Corbett
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Jungle Lore Paperback – May 11, 2000

by Jim Corbett (Author), Martin Booth (Introduction)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 93 ratings
See all formats and editions
Jim Corbett, naturalist, shikari, and conservationist is famous for his tales of hunting in the Indian Jungle. Many years before the issues of conservation became understood, Corbett was obsessed with the jungle and animals of the Kumaon hills. This new edition of Jungle Lore offers Corbett's own story of his life and career. At the heart of the narrative is a cry for sensitivity to the fragility of nature, and despair over mankind's divorce from his environment--a message as vibrant today as it ever was.
Previous page
  1. Print length
    182 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Oxford University Press
  4. Publication date
    May 11, 2000
  5. Dimensions
    8.55 x 5.55 x 0.43 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0195651855
  7. ISBN-13
    978-8172242688
  8. See all details
Next page
The Amazon Book Review
The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jim Corbett is a renowned shikari.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 2nd edition (May 11, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 182 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195651855
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8172242688
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.55 x 5.55 x 0.43 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 93 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Jim Corbett

Jim Corbett

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Edward James Corbett (25 July 1875 – 19 April 1955) was an Indian-born British hunter, tracker, naturalist, and author who hunted a number of man-eating tigers and leopards in the Indian subcontinent. He held the rank of colonel in the British Indian Army and was frequently called upon by the Government of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, now the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, to kill man-eating tigers and leopards that were preying on people in the nearby villages of the Kumaon-Garhwal Regions.

He authored Man-Eaters of Kumaon, Jungle Lore, and other books recounting his hunts and experiences, which enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success. He became an avid photographer and spoke out for the need to protect India's wildlife from extermination.

Customer reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
93 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Felix Bessler
5.0 out of 5 stars You can't understand Corbett until you read this book!
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2015
Verified Purchase
Wonderful in depth expose' of the life and times of young Corbett. Great look at the adventures of the young man, and how he came to have such a deep love of the learning environment of the jungle.
Helpful
 Report
SAM B
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2016
Verified Purchase
I love Jim Corbett's stories which are all based on his personal experience. I have read all his books and this is one of the best books he wrote after The Man-eaters of Kumaon.
Helpful
 Report
Dan Fontaine
4.0 out of 5 stars Portrait of another world
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2014
Verified Purchase
As a North American reader, this is an account of another world, and another age. As such, it's a fine opportunity to consider what resonates, and what's outdated. I was sad when I finished reading the last page, and could've enjoyed twice as many chapters.
4 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
William P. Oetter
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, wonderful author
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2017
Verified Purchase
All of Corbett's books are amazing. His knowledge and respect for wildlife is wonderful.
Book arrived in perfect shape.
Helpful
 Report
Mark Connor
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative book
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2019
Verified Purchase
good read.
Helpful
 Report
suedygirl69
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2014
Verified Purchase
This is a very good book. Jim Corbett has a way of keeping your attention and his writing is similar to Capstick's writing.
Helpful
 Report
William Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Reads!
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2015
Verified Purchase
I love Jim Corbett's books they goid exiciting reads. His stories make you feel like you are there.
Helpful
 Report
David
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining narrative with genuine depth
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2003
James E. Corbett grew up in an India that was still a colony of Great Britain. This is an autobiographical account of episodes in his life -- by no means complete, but a taste of what it was like to grow up, not in the culture of British India, but in the jungles that surrounded it. He was a self-taught naturalist and tracker, learning to hunt, track, find direction, and survive in the jungles. The stories are mostly entertaining -- except toward the end, where I found myself flipping forward in some distaste because of his description of hunting tigers for sport. But Corbett himself demonstrates a healthy reverence for life, and moreover, a strong appetite for learning about the natural world, and for developing his sensitivity to it.
The book is largely narrative, but mixed in with it is a little bit of his philosophy of jungle law, and some material about what he has learned through his experiences, supplemented, of course, with more stories. This, like other anecdotal evidence, should be taken with a grain of salt and tested against one's own experience. For instance, he writes that venomous snakes, with one exception, are slower and so have to wriggle more in order to move around, and so their tracks will reflect this, while non-venomous snakes are speedy and agile and will have straight rather than wave-form tracks. A friend of mine who's very familiar with snakes disputes this.
But, as Corbett himself says, "Having stated that the book of Nature has no beginning, and no end, I would be the last to claim that I have learned all that is to be learned of any of the subjects dealt with here, or that this book contains any expert knowledge." Undoubtedly, though, through his extensive experience alone, he has learned enough to be a master, in harmony with his jungle.
14 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Abhiram Srikanth
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb book
Reviewed in India on January 29, 2023
Verified Purchase
Received faster than expected. New condition & excellent packaging .
Report
Judith H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on September 19, 2014
Verified Purchase
Wonderful books
Report
satish kumar
5.0 out of 5 stars WAYS OF NATURE
Reviewed in India on August 20, 2015
Verified Purchase
a great book about nature. very absorbing. i have read his other books also. he writes in a lucid manner. i have read this book earlier also but a borrowrd one. i wanted to own it. a good read.
Report
Ajay Sharma
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in India on April 23, 2015
Verified Purchase
For everyone who loves jungle and Jim Corbett.
Report
Dr.C.H.Rao
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in India on December 17, 2018
Verified Purchase
Just extraordinary
Report