Tracking the Weretiger Supernatural Man-Eaters of India, China and Southeast Asia” by Patrick Newman has just been published by McFarland & Company Inc., (Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-7218-5; Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-0056-7).
This book discusses the superstitions and folklore developed amongst the people of Asia and the Indian sub-continent who lived with the then very real threat of man-eating tigers and leopards. An engaging book, extensively researched and conveying a sense of intrepid exploration and discovery from colonial times.
Patrick Newman provided Luped picture research with a detailed brief for the images he wanted to accompany his text. The finished book features a range of rarely seen illustrations and photographs from a variety of sources. Luped provided picture research and digitally restored several of the images which had suffered the passage of time. Out now and available to purchase here.