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A winter in India : light impressions of its cities, peoples, and customs / Archibald B. Spens ; with a new introduction by Peter Robb.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spens, Archibald B., author.
- Series:
- Archives in India historical reprints.
- Archives in India : Historical Reprints
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spens, Archibald B--Travel--India.
- Spens, Archibald B.
- India--Social life and customs.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi : Routledge, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A fascinating travelogue set in the British Raj in the early 20th century, this book depicts the British attitude to the empire and India, and offers an insight into the creation of India as a modern nation.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Port Said and the Suez Canal""; ""Toussoum""; ""Red Sea""; ""Aden""; ""Umballa""; ""Peshawar and Khyber Pass""; ""Lahore""; ""Amritsar""; ""Simla""; ""Patiala""; ""Agra, Fatehpur Sikri and Sikandra""; ""Cawnpore""; ""Lucknow""; ""Benares""; ""Delhi""; ""Gwalior""; ""Jaipur""; ""Amber""; ""Bombay""; ""The Suez Canal""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-73496-6
- 1-317-56254-2
- 9781315734965
- OCLC:
- 958109755
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