Jim Corbett was the local hero of northern India in the 1920s and 30s when he tracked down the man-eating tigers and leopards which had killed hundreds of poor villagers.

His exploits still thrill thousands of readers all round the world today, and his enthusiasts will welcome Ian Douglas’ new biography packed with 90 previously unpublished photographs, private letters and reports which throw new light on Corbett.

His friendships, his fishing, his guns, his accounts of the tiger tracking and his views on the jungle he so loved, are all here