Hello List Bev said: 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).And 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. The FIBIS Fibiwiki page Life in India http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Life_in_India includes a link about a book called Mehtars and Marigolds by Barbara Dinner 2009, about four generations of her family from 1874, starting in Simla. There is also a link about a book "Farewell Raj: Witness to End of Empire" by Tony Hearne There is also the FIBIS Fibiwiki page Society Reading List http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Society_reading_list For other reading list pages, see http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Category:Recommended_reading or http://tinyurl.com/23a3pww The FIBIS Fibiwiki page Photographer has a section on books http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Photographer Richard mentioned books by Kipling. Many of these are available to read online in the FIBIS Fibiwiki page Rudyard Kipling http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Rudyard_Kipling Cheers Maureen (Sydney)