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British Rule in India; A Historical Sketch

1857

In the towns the people are like townpeople everywhere —bargaining in the bazaars salaamin g in the 'temples prostrating themselves in the palaces ; while in the domestic courtyards the women are grinding corn in the handmill and neighbours sit in a circle at evening to listen to interminable tales—enjoying the literature of fiction in its primitive style. [...] What lies below and to the east of this plateau ? The basin of the Ganges a watery realm where in seasons of inundation the villages are seen crowning eminences like islands amidst the waste of waters while the tops of the forests are swaying under the gush of the currents and eddies. [...] In the dry season when the waters are lowest the people resort to the shade of these forests; the wild beasts slink into the covert again from the hills ; the rice-fields grow green and the pestilence drives the rural population to the towns or. [...] As to the dimesions of the speculation it will be enough to say that the first expedition consisted of five small ships; that the total cost of ships and.cargoes was under 70 0001.; that the cargoes consisted of the precious metals iron and tin broadcloths cutlery and glass; and that the result was fortunate on the whole. [...] The medical officers of the English ships were eagerly consulted by the rich Mohammedans of Surat and other places in the neighbourhood of our factories and the reputation of their skill had reached the Mogul sovereigns.
history
Pages
361
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.146542
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-vii Harriet Martineau view
Chapter I.The Terrain 1593
1-13 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter II.Antecedents B.C. 4000—A.n. 1593
14-29 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter III.Beginning of Commerce 1593-1624
30-42 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter IV.Beginning of Local Establishment 1624-1698
43-57 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter V.Life in the Infant Presidencies 1698-1740
58-71 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter VI.Beginning of a Military Function 1740-1752
72-87 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter VII. Beginning of a Policy 1740-1760
88-104 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter VIII. Beginning of a General Government 1760-1774
105-118 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter IX. Accomplishment of the Revolutionary Period 1774-1785
119-135 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter X. Clue of Time First Experiment of General Government 1755
136-152 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter XI. Beginning of the Double Government 1784-1799
153-169 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter XII. Beginning of a Revenue System 1793
170-185 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter XIII. Beginning of the Subsidiary System the Maiiratta War 1799-1804
186-204 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter XIV. Beginning of Sepoy Mutinies 1753-1805
205-221 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter XV. Opening of The North-West 1804-1809
222-239 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter XVI. Settlement of the Centre 1813-1819
240-256 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter XVII. Opening of the South-East 1619-1854
257-273 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter XVIII. Beginning of Comprehensive Domestic Amelioration 1823-1835
274-294 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter XIX. Beginning of an External Policy 1835-1842
295-314 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter XX. Bulwarks of an External Policy 1830-1856
315-333 Harriet Martineau view
Chapter XXI. Modern Life in India 1857
334-354 Harriet Martineau view

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