Plain Tales From The Raj by Charles Allen
* A classic history of Britons' experiences of India in the last days of the Raj.
If you read one book about the empire, let this be it -- Michael Wood
One of the most enjoyable books I have read.. It is an authentic record of the survivors of British India ... a book which takes on where Kipling left off * ANTONIA FRASER *
Both a guide and an entertaining companion ... Humour, drama and regret fill its pages * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
A lovely and compelling account of what India meant to the British between 1900 and 1947 ... One of the best * THE TIMES *
One of the most enjoyable books I have read.. It is an authentic record of the survivors of British India ... a book which takes on where Kipling left off * ANTONIA FRASER *
Both a guide and an entertaining companion ... Humour, drama and regret fill its pages * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
A lovely and compelling account of what India meant to the British between 1900 and 1947 ... One of the best * THE TIMES *
Charles Allen is an oral and military historian specialising in colonial matters. He is the author of several previous books and lives in north London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349104973 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349104972 |
| Title | Plain Tales From The Raj |
| Author | Charles Allen |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2000-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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