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British Life in India: An Anthology of Humorous and Other Writings Perpetrated by the British in India, with Some Latitude for Works Completed after Independence - Hardcover
This delightful collection of humorous writings are thematically grouped and range from Kipling to Indian Civil Service officers. The book will prove a mine of information on the Anglo-Indian literary relationship.
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Raymond V. Vernede joined the Indian Civil Service in 1928, serving in eight districts. In 1957 he became Domestic Bursar of St. Peter's Colege, Oxford, and on his retirement in 1970 was made an Emeritus Fellow.
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`It is a remarkable and engrossing book.'
William Dalrymple, Sunday Times
`A creditable achievement ... The editor provides interesting introductions to many of the sections ... This is a splendid book to browse through.'
Asian Affairs
William Dalrymple, Sunday Times
`A creditable achievement ... The editor provides interesting introductions to many of the sections ... This is a splendid book to browse through.'
Asian Affairs
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0195634861
- ISBN 13 9780195634860
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages280
- EditorVernède R. V.
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