Description and condition: Red boards hardback, dustcover, 8vo, 397pp, 4 colour plates, decorated EPs. Very good with mild foxing to outer edges, internally with nice bright clean pages. In good or better dustcover with chipping, now protected.
Contents: Napiers and Lawrences - names for ever associated with British history in India. Lady Lawrence (ne Rosamond Napier), already well-known as an author, has used the material of her diary to give a fine authentic picture of daily life in India, as experienced by senior Civil Servants. The work, character and spirit of Sir Henry Lawrence run like a thread through the whole book, and the vivid portrayal of Indian scenes - village life, jungle, desert - set against the romanitc historical background of this ancient land, together with tiger shoots, cruising down the coast, dispensing justice, initiating great projects, all combine to give the reader a sense of accomplishment of fulness of life, of enjoyment through devotion to duty, of satisfaction not often met with now-a-days. |
