One of my favourites is 'Traveller's India' edited by H K Kaul. It is not about the British in India but about the British view of India. It is a collection of short extracts from the works of British and other writers of the 15th to 20th centuries under about 400 different topic headings. Excellent as a work of reference or as a book just to dip into over and over again. Reasonably priced new and second hand copies are available from internet book sellers. David