An American newspaper correspondent sails to Bombay and travels through India under the Raj, writing up what he sees for readers at home: the ship’s social life, the cities and bazaars, the Mughal palaces of Delhi and Agra, the princely courts, religions, caste and British administration. His opinions are those of a confident Westerner around 1905.
A chatty, detailed snapshot of India at the height of empire. Download the free EPUB.