Letters from India

ISBN-13: 9781032390413 / Twarda / 2023 / 210 str.

Opis

This fascinating volume reproduces the letters and journal of Lady Susan Ramsay (1837-1898), the elder daughter of the Marquess of Dalhousie, Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856. Accompanied by extensive introductions and annotations by Ross Nelson, this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of Imperial History.

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CONTENTS

Preface

Illustrations

Introduction

Editorial Policy

Abbreviations

Family Trees

Chronology

The Letters

1. Before the Journey: February–October 1854
2. The Journey Out: October–December 1854
3. Government House: December 1854–February 1855
4. From Calcutta to Ootacamund: February–March 1855
5. The Western Ghats: April–October 1855
6. Mysore to Calcutta: October–November 1855
7. Final Months in Bengal: December 1855–March 1856
8. The Voyage Home: March–May 1856

Bibliography

Contributors

Index

O autorze

Ross Nelson holds degrees in English Literature and in History (Oxford, 1980 and Birkbeck, 2009), an MA in British Romantic Literature (Manchester, 2000) and a PhD (UWE, 2016). He is the Editor of Letters to Martin Van Buren (Routledge, 2022) and Co-Editor of The Selected Letters of Caroline Norton (Routledge, 2019).