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The Kenneth Anderson Omnibus Volume Ii

Kenneth Anderson . Rupa Publications India . English

<i>The Call of the Man-Eater</i><br><br> Chronicling an unusual partnership between a man-eating tiger and a jackal that calls out to the feline when it spies its next victim, �The Call of the Man-Eater� is easily one of Anderson�s bestknown stories. Throughout this section there are also Anderson�s evocative and immensely insightful profiles of the various creatures that inhabit the jungles of India: the wild dog, the wild boar, the sloth bear, the hyena, the tiger, the panther and the elephant. <br><br> <i>The Black Panther of Sivanipalli</i><br><br> In this, Anderson�s iconic story, the author stalks a jet-black panther in a dark cave, and has an unfortunate encounter with an angry swarm of bees. And, in another tale in this section, Anderson struggles to kill a man-eating panther with unusual habits in the hills of Yellagiri.

Categories: Fiction

About the Author

<b>Kenneth Anderson</b> (1910�74) was a hunter, nature enthusiast and an adventure-seeker. His love for the denizens of the jungle led to some of the best literature on wildlife and his books are acclaimed as classics. He has written approximately eight books and sixty short stories which recount many of his real-life adventures and hunting exploits in the jungles of South India. Anderson belonged to a Scottish family settled in India for six generations. He spent most of his life in Bengaluru, where he was employed with an aeronautics company. His invaluable contribution to the shikar literature in India continues to inspire scores of wildlife lovers.

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