Letters from India

The Correspondence of Lady Susan Ramsay, 1854-1856
Herausgeber: Nelson, Ross

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Produktbeschreibung

This fascinating volume reproduces the letters and journal of Lady Susan Ramsay (1837-1898), the elder daughter of the Marquess of Dalhousie, Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856. Accompanied by extensive introductions and annotations by Ross Nelson, this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of Imperial History.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9781032390413
• ISBN-10: 1032390417
• Artikelnr.: 69943866

Autorenporträt

Ross Nelson holds degrees in English Literature and in History (Oxford, 1980 and Birkbeck, 2009), an MA in British Romantic Literature (Manchester, 2000) and a PhD (UWE, 2016). He is the Editor of Letters to Martin Van Buren (Routledge, 2022) and Co-Editor of The Selected Letters of Caroline Norton (Routledge, 2019).

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Preface
Illustrations
Introduction
Editorial Policy
Abbreviations
Family Trees
Chronology
The Letters
1. Before the Journey: February-October 1854
2. The Journey Out: October-December 1854
3. Government House: December 1854-February 1855
4. From Calcutta to Ootacamund: February-March 1855
5. The Western Ghats: April-October 1855
6. Mysore to Calcutta: October-November 1855
7. Final Months in Bengal: December 1855-March 1856
8. The Voyage Home: March-May 1856
Bibliography
Contributors
Index