William Howard Russell was sent to India by The Times to report on
the conflict of 1857-1859 known as the Indian Mutiny. His previous
work was in the Crimean War and his exposes of conditions there led
to the sending of Florence Nightingale and her nurses, improvements
to supplies and conditions, and to the demand for military and
administrative reform. It was largely because of his contributions
that war correspondence emerged as a branch of journalism. In his
Indian diary, Russell criticises British snobbery as well as
treatment of the Indians, and advocates leniency and conciliation.
Volume 1 covers his journey to India and first impressions. It also
contains some fascinating examples of first-hand coverage of the
conflict and the reprisals following Lucknow and Cawnpore. Russell
was horrified by such events, and concludes that only law reforms
and non-military rule can ensure the prosperity of the Empire.
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