Hi List, I hope this question isn't too off topic but with Christmas coming up I wondered whether any listers had suggestions for books that are a good read on the subject of the British in India 17/1800's? My family in India were within the Bengal Presidency/NWP areas, living in many of the major towns from and west of Allahabad & Delhi into what is now Pakistan (Rawlpindi, Lahore, Sukkur & Chaman). An going as far north Simla & Dalhousie. So life and information around these areas are my key focus of interest. Books that include photos of e time would also be of particular interest. To date I have read a few books that cover the Mutiny in general and also White Mughal (fictional/historical) but would love any recommendations to put on my Christmas wish list. And to end this email, I just wanted to say thank you all listers who have helped answer questions I have posted this year (too many to mention) and wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Bev (in UK researching India family names: ELLISON, ROBBINS, HINE, BERESFORD, BLYTH, MADDEN, NAVIN & REA)
Beverley, If you do not mind reading books off the computer screen, you could visit books.google.com and fish out full-view digitalized books available there by inputting suggestive words in the search box. I tried 'reminiscences Indian official' and got several thousand hits. You could then quickly go through the list and select what interests you. Arvind Kolhatkar, Toronto, December 09, 2010.
I'd recommend the poems and short stories of Rudyard Kipling if you haven't already read them... Richard x ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverley Jarvis-Pearson" <jarvispearson@hotmail.com> To: <india@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 11:48 AM Subject: [INDIA] Book Recommendations > > Hi List, > > I hope this question isn't too off topic but with Christmas coming up I > wondered whether any listers had suggestions for books that are a good > read on the subject of the British in India 17/1800's? > > My family in India were within the Bengal Presidency/NWP areas, living in > many of the major towns from and west of Allahabad & Delhi into what is > now Pakistan (Rawlpindi, Lahore, Sukkur & Chaman). > An going as far north Simla & Dalhousie. > So life and information around these areas are my key focus of interest. > Books that include photos of e time would also be of particular interest. > > To date I have read a few books that cover the Mutiny in general and also > White Mughal (fictional/historical) but would love any recommendations to > put on my Christmas wish list. > > And to end this email, I just wanted to say thank you all listers who have > helped answer questions I have posted this year (too many to mention) and > wish you all a very Merry Christmas. > > Bev > (in UK researching India family names: ELLISON, ROBBINS, HINE, BERESFORD, > BLYTH, MADDEN, NAVIN & REA) > ===== India Mailing List ===== > > Families in British India Society: http://www.fibis.org > > > Archives for this list can be found at: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=INDIA > and at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/INDIA > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1170 / Virus Database: 426/3304 - Release Date: 12/08/10 >
A book set further south and with a connection to Australia is "The Last Nizam" by John Zubrzycki. It is a good read with copious endnotes and an extensive bibliography. Thanks to everyone for sharing their knowledge throughout the the year - although I haven't asked many questions I have learnt a lot. Season's greetings .......... Ros.
Bev - as you are in the UK, why not check the catalogues of some specialist book sellers, from whom you could select both new and second hand titles? In this respect I suggest: Verandah Books - http://www.verandahbooks.co.uk/search.php Pagoda Tree Press - http://www.pagodatreepress.com/ (publishing arm of Hugh Ashley Rayner - next item) Hugh Ashley Rayner (Bath) - http://web.mac.com/hughashleyrayner/Indiabooks.co.uk/HOME_PAGE.html Ken Trotman Books - http://www.kentrotman.com/indexmn.htm - For militaria I have no connection with any of the above booksellers, but have in the past made purchases from each (& I live in Australia) Sylvia > -----Original Message----- > From: Beverley Jarvis-Pearson [mailto:jarvispearson@hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 10:49 PM > To: india@rootsweb.com > Subject: [INDIA] Book Recommendations > > > Hi List, > > I hope this question isn't too off topic but with Christmas > coming up I wondered whether any listers had suggestions for > books that are a good read on the subject of the British in > India 17/1800's?