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Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official (Paperback)
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Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History, Volume 1
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Lieutenant-Colonel William Henry Sleeman (1788 1856) spent his
entire career in India as an army officer and later as a magistrate
and resident. He was best known for his fight to suppress the
activities of 'thugs', bands of criminals who attacked, robbed and
often murdered innocent travellers. By the time of the publication
of this two-volume work in 1844, Sleeman had lived in India for
more than thirty years. In Volume 1, he draws on his travels and
experiences, and over 48 chapters he discusses myriad aspects of
Indian life, including Hinduism, local festivals and folklore, the
'thugs' he tried to eradicate, disease and famine, and the natural
world. He also details the lives of a wide range of Indians, from
key historical figures such as Aurungzebe, the Mogul emperor, to
the ordinary people he encountered, such as washerwomen and
elephant-drivers.
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