Birds of Passage: Travels in South India, 1798–1801
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A historical travel narrative documenting Lady Henrietta Clive’s journeys through South India between 1798 and 1801.
| Author |
Henrietta Clive |
|---|---|
| ISBN |
9789387164680 |
| Year Of Publication |
2018 |
| Pages |
336 |
| Language |
ENGLISH |
| Binding |
papreback |
| Publisher |
Speaking Tiger |
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ISBN: 9789387164680
Year Of Publication: 2018
Pages : 336
Language : english
Binding : paperback
Publisher: speaking tiger
The book recounts Lady Henrietta Clive’s travels in southern India while her husband, Lord Edward Clive, served as Governor of Madras. It combines her journals with entries from her daughter Charly’s diary, offering observations on Indian society, landscapes and everyday life during the colonial period.
Lady Henrietta Clive was an eighteenth-century British traveller and diarist who lived in Madras and travelled extensively through southern India. Her journals provide a valuable historical perspective on travel, family life and society during the colonial era.
Nancy K. Shields, the editor, brings together Henrietta Clive’s writings and her daughter’s diary to present this historical travel account.
This book documents Lady Henrietta Clive’s travels through South India from 1798 to 1801. Combining personal journals, her daughter’s observations and historical illustrations, it offers insights into the region’s landscapes, customs and social life following the Anglo-Mysore conflicts. The work is both a historical record and an important example of early women’s travel writing.
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