The tiger and the ruby : a journey to the other side of British India

The Resource The tiger and the ruby : a journey to the other side of British India
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The tiger and the ruby : a journey to the other side of British India
Title remainder
a journey to the other side of British India
Statement of responsibility
Kief Hillsbery
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
In 1841, Nigel Halleck set out from Britain for Calcutta as a clerk in the East India Company. He served in the colonial administration for eight years before taking leave of his post, eventually disappearing in the mountain kingdom of Nepal, never to be heard from again. Despite most traces of his life being destroyed in the bombing of his hometown during WWII, Nigel was never quite forgotten, the family myth of the man who headed east would reverberate through the generations. A century-and-a-half later Kief Hillsbery, Nigel's nephew many times removed, embarked upon his own journey East, having promised his mother that he would search for the final resting place of their ancestor. What follows is a remarkable tale, beautifully rendered, weaving together a clash of civilisations in history, the quest to discover one's own identity and the moving tale of one man against an empire. A work of transportive power, The Tiger and the Ruby bestows upon us a very personal sense of a time and a place deep in the heart of British and Indian history
Additional physical form
Also issued online.
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
SALS
Dewey number
954.03
Illustrations
maps
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Target audience
adult

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