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Sir Henry Yule (Author), A.C. Burnell (Author)
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  • Paperback: 472 pages
  • Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd; New edition edition (1 Jan 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 185326363X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1853263637
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 5.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 218,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Bungalow, pyjamas, tiffin, rickshaw, veranda, curry, cheroot, chintz, calico, gingham, mango, junk and catamaran are all words which have crept into the English language from the days of Britain's colonial rule of the Indian sub-continent and the Malaysian Peninsular. Hobson-Jobson (derived from the Islamic cry at the celebration of Muhurram 'Ya Hasan, ya Hosain' is shorthand for the assimilation of foreign words to the sound pattern of the adopting language. This dictionary, compiled in the late-19th century, is an invaluable source which has never been superseded. It is an essential book for all who are interested in English etymology and the development of the language.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Linguistic Nostalgia for the Raj, 10 Mar 2010
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This review is from: Hobson Jobson: Anglo-Indian Dictionary (Wordsworth Reference) (Paperback)
This is a concise version of the original which is a very sad thing. Nowhere in the ordering information the word "concise" was mentioned. In that sense it was a let down.

Nevertheless,the book is a great treasure trove of the Anglo-Indian terms. A must for any student of modern Indian philology or to anyone interested in the Raj lore. The book was first published in 1886,meant as a help to any Englishman going to India to serve the Queen and the Empire: for the civil servants,soldiers,memsahibs,missionaries, fortune hunters etc. Apart from being a concise version,it has another drawback. There is no information whatsoever about the compilers of this wonderful miscellany.

Sir Henry Yule (1820-1889) was a Scottish Orientalist. A member of the Bengal Engineers, having served in both the Sikh Wars, he was a member of the Council of India, and advisor to the Oxford English Dictionary in Oriental matters.

A.C.Burnell(1840-1882)a English scholar in Sanskrit. He was a member of the Indian Civil Service in South India,having also the excellent knowledge of South Indian and other exotic languages
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Glimpse into the Past, 22 April 2001
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The Hobson-Jobson Dictionary is a wonderful way to take a glimpse into the world of the 19th century empire. A delightful book to browse through on a rainy Sunday afternoon while smoking a pipe and bringing back to living memory a long-forgotten world.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great read, 28 Sep 2011
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I have looked for this book for years having decided to buy it from a little corner bookshop about 20 years ago then returned the next week to find the old bookshop had gone bankrupt and was empty of stock !!!
it is times like this you can depend on amazon
extensive researched text if now slightly dated in content
an historical document of a bygone age and really enjoyable
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