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British in India, The

লেখক / Author: David Gilmour

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An immersive portrait of the lives of the British in India, from the seventeenth century to Independence Who of the British went to India, and why? We know about Kipling and Forster, Orwell and Scott, but what of the youthful forestry official, the enterprising boxwallah, the fervid missionary? What motivated them to travel halfway around the globe, what lives did they lead when they got there, and what did they think about it all? Full of spirited, illuminating anecdotes drawn from long-forgotten memoirs, correspondence, and government documents, The British in India weaves a rich tapestry of the everyday experiences of the Britons who found themselves in �the jewel in the crown� of the British Empire. David Gilmour captures the substance and texture of their work, home, and social…

Publisher: Penguin UK

Pages: 640

Language: en

ISBN-13: 9780241004531

ISBN-10: 0241004535