The Tears of the Rajas: Mutiny, Money and Marriage in India 1805-1905
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Edition
1st. ed.
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ISBN
9781471129452
Length
773p., 24 Pages of Plates; Illustrations; Colour; 24cm.
Subjects
The Tears of the Rajas is a sweeping, epic history of the British in India, seen through the experiences of a single family, the Lows, ancestors of the author, Ferdinand Mount, and also of Prime Minister David Cameron. When he was growing up, Ferdinand Mount used to wonder what stories the various Indian artefacts his family possessed from the days of the British rule of India could tell. When the story of the Lows recently hit the headlines after it transpired ...
