- Paperback: 608 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; New edition edition (2 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747587264
- ISBN-13: 978-0747587262
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
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PRAISE FOR WHITE MUGHALS 'No brief review can do justice to its manifold excellence and all one can say is that Dalrymple manages the incredible feat of outpointing most historians and novelists in one go. This is quite simply a stunning achievement.' Frank McLynn, Independent on Sunday 'William Dalrymple is that rarity: a scholar of history who can really write. His story of cultural collisions is beautifully told, and brings British India vividly back to life; but it also a tale with many contemporary echoes.' Salman Rushdie 'A gorgeous, spellbinding and important book A tapestry of magnificent set pieces and a moving romance. William Dalrymple's story of a colonial love affair will change our views about British India.' Miranda Seymour, Sunday Times
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'Dalrymple is an outstandingly gifted travel writer and historian who excels himself in his latest work' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'Vivid ... unmatched ... revolutionary ... humane ... No previous book has delved so deeply into the history of Delhi in those days, nor painted such a vivid portrait of the late Mughal court' Sunday Telegraph 'Brims with life, colour and complexity ... outstanding ... one of the best history books of the year' Evening Standard 'Magnificent ... shames the simplistic efforts of previous writers' Spectator
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64 of 67 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is an astounding read; William Dalrymple at his finest and strongest. Drawing upon a wealth of previously unpublished material from the Indian National Archive, Dalrymple presents the Indian Mutiny of 1857, the events leading up to it, and its aftermath with unprecedented breadth. The subject has been deeply researched and there are extensive, informative, footnotes throughout. For students of the period this book should be mandatory reading. But part of its brilliance is that this book is, for the general reader, a highly accessible read - the narrative flows and moves at a gripping pace. The story is a tribute to the civilians of Delhi, caught like proverbial grains of wheat between the giant millstones of the opposing factions. Whilst it relates to events of 150 years ago powerful contemporary messages are reinforced. That racial and religious intolerance and bigotry serve to spawn extremism and "self righteous hysteria".
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have just finished this book, I enjoyed every page thoroughly. Do not be put off by the size of this book, I finished it too soon. William Dalrymple has a tremendous knowledge of his subject and a real sympathy for the people of Delhi. This history is highly scolarly yet a real page turner, there is humour as well as horror. If you liked this apart from Dalrymple's other books 'The Moghul Throne' by Abraham Eraly is a great book too (another reviewer has made this recommendation, I second it).
33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Written with erudition and a flowing style, William Dalrymple conjures up the spectacle of Mughal Delhi in its twilight superbly.
William Dalrymple's painstaking research brings to a wider view, documents and first-hand accounts from Indian and Pakistani sources (including the last Emperor's) which have not been acknowledged by Western historians before. The resulting story captures the grand sweep of events spiced with vignettes about each of the key personalities and testaments to their characters - quite apart from being an enthralling read it could convert into a great film.
The Last Mughal cannot be recommended too highly - it's a superb piece of a scholarship from a writer who has a strong feeling for for India's past and present. It tells of the events which created modern India and neatly dovetails these with the pressures it faces today.
A superb book from a superb writer.
William Dalrymple's painstaking research brings to a wider view, documents and first-hand accounts from Indian and Pakistani sources (including the last Emperor's) which have not been acknowledged by Western historians before. The resulting story captures the grand sweep of events spiced with vignettes about each of the key personalities and testaments to their characters - quite apart from being an enthralling read it could convert into a great film.
The Last Mughal cannot be recommended too highly - it's a superb piece of a scholarship from a writer who has a strong feeling for for India's past and present. It tells of the events which created modern India and neatly dovetails these with the pressures it faces today.
A superb book from a superb writer.
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An ear for history
May I momentarily shift the ground of the reviews of the book itself to a brief consideration of the "talking book" performance by the reader of the cd version, Robert Bathurst? Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mfwetu
A briliant piece of work
If one needs to know genuine,unbiased and in-depth account of the relevant history,this book is all one needs to read. Read more
Published 10 months ago by S. Hasan
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as someone who study's indian history especially 1857 kingship and mutiny i think the main! points of the book is very very biased indeed and toned down the author view is more... Read more
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Published 15 months ago by Gonçalo
Anyone remotely interested in the Raj period should read this book
This is a wonderfully researched and elegantly written history of the 1857 Indian mutiny using many historical Indian sources not previously analysed before, at least outside... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Neil Kernohan
An informative, and highly readable account of a great upheaval
Beginning with a romanticized, detailed, description of Delhi as a great city and seat of an Empire, a place so intoxicating many of the British Imperial Masters, and Civil... Read more
Published 15 months ago by A. J. Smith
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I thought it will be heavy and dreary to read this one, but it was surprisingly easy and free flowing. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Veera Senthil
Demise of a Dynasty in Delhi
Dalrymple has written this book by calling extensively on contemporary English, Persian and Urdu records found recently in official Indian archives. Read more
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Delightful
I am glad that I read this book. As an Indian with average history knowledge through school and other sources I was shocked to know that there was so much I did not know about the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Chandru
Brilliantly Researched, Wonderfully Written
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