Letters from India : the correspondence of Lady Susan Ramsay, 1854-1856 / edited by Ross Nelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramsay, Susan, 1837-1898, author.

Contributor:

Nelson, Ross, editor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ramsay, Susan, 1837-1898--Correspondence.

Ramsay, Susan.

Ramsay, Susan, 1837-1898--Diaries.

India--Politics and government--19th century.

India.

India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.

Genre:

Diaries.

History.

Personal correspondence.

Physical Description:

lxii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : ROUTLEDGE, 2023.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Before the journey : February-October 1854

The journey out : October-December 1854

Government House : December 1854-February 1855

From Calcutta to Ootacamund : February-March 1855

The Western ghats : April-October 1855

Mysore to Calcutta : October-November 1855

Final months in Bengal : December 1855-March 1856

The voyage home : March-May 1856.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Ramsay, Susan, 1837-1898. Letters from India

ISBN:

9781032390413

1032390417

OCLC:

1391096244

Publisher Number:

99996279369