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dusky ex-criminal Chokidar Kali-Das. ... In conclusion we can un- 

 hesitatingly recommend ' Life in the Indian Police ' as a book to be read." 



Publishers Circular. . . . "As a matter of fact it has real literary 

 value, for it is human throughout, and it gives one a sense of life, move- 

 ment, and colour. Mr. Gouldsbury cannot only see, he can remember, 

 and he can make us see the things he has observed in the past. . . ." 



Pioneer (Allahabad}. . . . " Seldom have we read a more thoroughly 

 enjoyable record of official life and sport in Bengal of the good old days 

 . . . Mr. Gouldsbury has the happy knack of selecting dramatic incidents 

 to illustrate the various phases of his career, and of telling a story in words 

 which make it live before the eyes of the reader. . . . Mr. Gouldsbury 

 makes it a tale of enthralling interest. . . . The story of that great fight 

 with the man-eating tigress ... is one of the best shikar yarns we have 

 ever read. . . ." 



Asian (Calcutta). . . . " A worthy addition to the increasing library 

 of works dealing with India and her people from the policeman's point of 

 view. . . ." 



Advocate of India. . . . "'Life in the Indian Police' is a volume 

 which should charm ... all who can enjoy exciting yarns vividly pre- 

 sented . . . one of the freshest and most delightful volumes of Indian 

 reminiscences that we have read for some time. ..." 



International Police Service Magazine. . . . " I have read this book 

 with joy and delight. . . . The fact that . . . has already reached a second 

 edition, testifies to the immediate popularity it has attained . . . the con- 

 tinued pleasure to be obtained from reading this truly delightful book. ..." 



Morning Post. . . . "A very entertaining book. . . . There is not 

 a dull page in it. . . ." 



New York Times (a whole page notice). . . . " Sleuthing in India 

 with a native Sherlock Holmes . . . also of tiger hunts and other thrilling 

 experiences. . . ." 



North American^ Philadelphia. . . . "For not even the mighty 

 hunter who devastated African jungles . . . could match . . . episodes of 

 perils and thrilling adventures. . . . Many graphic word-pictures . . . 

 no amateurish explanations. ..." 



Herald, Boston, Mass. . . . " The American . . . will find the book 

 filled with graphic accounts of hand-to-hand fights with tigers ... of 

 lively interest. . . . Memories that are remarkably personal, hence 

 interesting. . . ." 



Statesman (Calcutta}. . . . "The story of this murder ... is one 

 of the most exciting chapters in a book that is sure to find a wide public." 



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