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  • Grand Moving Diorama of Hindostan

    Displaying the Scenery of the Hoogly, the Bhagirathi, and the Ganges, from Fort William, Bengal, to Gangoutri, in the Himalaya

    by Fanny Parkes Parlby ...
    In her captivating work, "Grand Moving Diorama of Hindostan," Fanny Parkes Parlby intricately merges travel literature with insightful social commentary, capturing the essence of 19th-century India. Through vivid descriptions and a narrative rich with personal anecdotes, Parlby paints a comprehensive portrait of the Indian landscape, culture, and its diverse inhabitants. Her literary style is ... Read more

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  • Begums, Thugs & White Mughals

    The Journals of Fanny Parkes

    by Fanny Parkes ...
    Fanny Parkes lived in India between 1822 and 1846 and was the ideal travel writer -courageous, indefatigably curious and determinedly independent. Her journals trace her transformation from prim memsahib to eccentric, sitar-playing Indophile, fluent in Urdu, critical of British rule and passionate in her appreciation of Indian culture. Fanny is fascinated by the trial of thugs, the adorning of a ... Read more

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  • Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque (Complete)

    by Fanny Parkes Parlby ...
    In April, 1822, Monsieur mon mari took me to Switzerland. For the first time, I quitted England. How beautiful was the Valley of Chamouni! how delightful our expedition on the La Flegère! The guides pronounced it too early in the year to attempt the ascent of Mont Blanc. We quitted the valley with regret, and returned to Geneva: but our plans were frustrated, and our hopes disappointed; for, on ... Read more

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  • Grand Moving Diorama of Hindostan

    by Fanny Parkes Parlby ...
    In the month of October, 1589, a body of English merchants addressed a memorial to her majesty, Queen Elizabeth, requesting licence to equip three ships for the purpose of trading to the East Indies: this request appears to have been favourably received, and in 1591 the first English commercial voyage was commenced in three vessels. It proved a disastrous one; but considerable experience was ... Read more

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  • White Mughals

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