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Bengal Past & Present October—December 1932

1932

Why indeed my dear you must understand that you have the misfortune to be married to the most criminal wretch on the face of the earth. [...] H. with a glance across the table.) Sure the prospect's an extraordinary agreeable one ma'am—Jove diverted from brooding over the regulation of the universe by the assiduities of the charming nymph at his side MRS. [...] Will it be believed that the young gentleman in the course of the mission on which you sir had despatched him heard of M. Law and myself in the vicinity of Cuttack and regardless of the unhealthiness of the season and his own sickness pursued us with the utmost resolution finally swiming the river lest we should escape him? [...] (Partly reading from the despatch.) With a frame already dangerously weakened by the unhealthy season and the hardships of the journey the generous youth knowing the importance of effecting the arrest of Mr. [...] Hastings (3) to the Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery by whom it was at the instance of Lord Curzon lent to the Calcutta collection.
history
Pages
96
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120279
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-iii unknown view
At a Great Price: an Incident of History
103-111 Sydney Grier view
Robert Farquhar
112-i E.C. view
Warren Hastings’ Favourite Portrait
113-119 Evan Cotton view
The Letters of Captain William Mercer —II
120-155 V.C. Hodson view
The Situation of the Dutch in Bengal: III—“Alarums and Excursions after Plassy”
156-168 Kali Dutta view
More Monumental Inscriptions III
169-175 H. Bullock view
Voice from the Past
176-177 C. Grey view
Our Library Table
178-180 unknown view
The Editor’s Note Book
181-192 unknown view

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