- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Phoenix; illustrated edition edition (19 Jun 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 075380493X
- ISBN-13: 978-0753804933
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 14 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Classic history of the Victorian seat of the British Raj, setting for the notorious Black Hole where 2 score English settlers diedin an 18th century uprising, and today the 4th largest city in the world. Kipling called it the city of dreadful night - a city of unspeakable poverty, of famine, riot and disease. Yet Calcutta, once the seat of the Raj, is the 2nd city in the commonwealth, the 4th city in the world. Geoffrey Moorhouse's history come travel book, 1st published by Wiedenfeld & Nicolson in 1971, remains the classic account.
About the Author
Geoffrey Moorhouse was 'one of the best writers of our time' (Byron Rogers, The Times), 'a brilliant historian' (Dirk Bogarde, Daily Telegraph) and 'a writer whose gifts are beyond category' (Jan Morris, Independent on Sunday). He wrote over twenty books, on subjects ranging from travel and spirituality to cricket and rugby league. In 1982 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His To the Frontier won the Thomas Cook Award for the best travel book of its year in 1984. More recently he concentrated on Tudor history, notably with THE PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE and, in 2005, GREAT HARRY'S NAVY. He died in November 2009.
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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This books is one of the most realistic portrayals of Calcutta. The author Geoffrey Moorhouse is narrator that is one of its kind. I certainly enjoyed it very much.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I'm dismayed that only two other people have taken the time to review this truly fantastic book.
This book contains some of the most beautifully written passages you're ever likely to come across. Poetic, wistful, insightful.
This book contains some of the most beautifully written passages you're ever likely to come across. Poetic, wistful, insightful.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Whether this is good for you depends on what you are looking for. It is dated, and is good or bad for that reason, which is why I give it three stars. If you're looking for history, it's excellent. If you're looking for current information, it's not helpful.
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