Early Writings on India
Author | : H. K. Kaul |
Publisher | : Routledge Library Editions: British in India |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2018-09-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 1138293253 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781138293250 |
Rating | : 4/5 (250 Downloads) |
Download or read book Early Writings on India written by H. K. Kaul and published by Routledge Library Editions: British in India. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1975, is a comprehensive list of all the books on India, written in English before 1900. It is an invaluable reference source on India of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Apart from the work of professional writers, there are the writings of a cross-section of society from soldiers to scientists. We find dictionaries of obscure dialects written by government officials, descriptions of their travels by visiting clerics, homely details of everyday life by housewives, as well as technical and scientific works written by scholars.