"Shikar" pits Grady Brickhouse, sheriff of Hartesville, Georgia, against a fearsome opponent--a full-grown Bengal tiger that has somehow found its way to his jurisdiction.
This book contains a collection of vintage hunting articles written by various authors. Including insightful anecdotes and instructional guides, this collection will appeal to all modern readers with an interest in hunting. Contents include: "The Finest Sport in the World. By A. Blayney Perceval", "The Great Boar of Birkatheli", "The Hunting of Ngagi. By Ashley Gibson and H. F. Fenn", "Some Pig-Sticking", "Shooting Takin in Eastern Tibet. By Lieut. Colonel F. M. Bailey", "A New Method with the Dry Fly. By Horace Hutchinson", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of hunting.
Originally published in 1931, this book was the first definitive 'Big Game Hunting' anthology to be published in the English language. This is a wonderful collection of the best writings by the best hunters: Selous - Neumann - Percival - Snaffle - Pollock - Baillie-Grohman - Sutherland - Patterson and many others, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the subject. Many of these earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.