The Illustrated Lives in the Wilderness - Three Classic Indian Autobiographies

Based on the autobiographical works of three men who shared a special relationship with India, and her flora and fauna--Jim Corbett, Verrier Elwin, and Sàlim Ali--this is an adopted and illustrated edition of Lives in the Wilderness, which includes three perennial favorites: My India (Corbett), The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin (Elwin), and The Fall of a Sparrow (Ali).

About the author

Jim Corbett was India's most well-known hunter-conservationist.

Verrier Elwin was one of the greatest scholars and champions of India's tribal peoples.

Sàlim Ali was India's most celebrated ornithologist.

Product details

• Authors: Ali, Sálim Ali, Jim Corbett, Jim/ Elwin Corbett, Verrier Elwin, Jim Corbett, Sálim Ali, Verrier Elwin
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2010
• EAN: 9780198063810
• ISBN: 978-0-19-806381-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Biography: general, Linguistics, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Birds (ornithology), Conservation of the environment, Asian History, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), HISTORY / Asia / South / General