Tiger Slayer By Order: Digby Davies, Late Bombay Police

Tiger Slayer by Order by C. E. Gouldsbury authored with accounts from Digby Davies of the Bombay Police, chronicles tiger hunting in India during the British colonial period. The book details organized tiger hunts, strategies, and the challenges faced by hunters in controlling man-eating tigers. It combines thrilling narratives with observations of wildlife behavior, local terrain, and hunting techniques. Beyond adventure, the work offers insights into colonial forest management, human-wildlife interactions, and the social and administrative aspects of tiger control in 19th-century India.