Letters from India

By:

Emily Eden

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Letters from India 2 Volume Set

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Emily Eden's childhood prepared her well for her role as companion to her brother, the Governor-General of India. Outwardly all that a minor aristocrat should be, the observant and sharp-tongued Eden (1797–1869) never censored her letters for the sake of diplomacy. This two-volume collection of letters, edited by her niece Eleanor Eden, was published posthumously in 1872 after the success of her 1866 collection, Up the Country (also reissued in this series). In Volume 2, which also contains several letters from Emily's sister Frances (1801–49), the round of engagements, days in an opulent houseboat, and biting observations on Anglo-Indian society, continue, but the generally cheerful tone begins to darken: 'It is very odd that no letters whatever have come from Cabul for three weeks, but the reports are all favourable' she notes, at the outset of the disastrous Anglo-Afghan War, which led to her brother's dismissal from India.

Release date NZ

August 21st, 2014

Author

Emily Eden

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Edited by Eleanor Eden

Pages

308

Series

Letters from India 2 Volume Set

Dimensions

140x216x18

ISBN-13

9781108075817

Product ID

22413083

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