A Sounding of Verses

A SOUNDING OF VERSES. R. V. Vernede. Colin Smythe, Gerrards Cross. 1993 First edition 46pp Paperback. This copy is in mint condition and appears unread. There is an inscription dated Christmas 1993 from the author to the half title. Raymond Veveysan Vernède (9 December 1905 - 18 October 2003) was an English colonial administrator in India and a writer. He was educated at Bradfield College and Hertford College, Oxford. He was in the Indian Civil Service from 1928 to 1947; later he became Fellow of St Peter's College, Oxford. He is best known for two books based on his experiences in Garhwal in the Himalayas: The Enchanted Loom, a historical novel, and The Collector's Bag, stories. He also edited British Life in India (1995), an anthology of writings, and this, his last book, A Sounding of Verses. Ref DD6.