1st Edition
Palaces of the Raj Magnificence and Misery of the Lord Sahibs
By Mark Bence-Jones
Copyright 1973
242 Pages
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Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
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Routledge
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This book, first published in 1973, gives a vivid picture of British-Indian social life from the eighteenth century to Independence, as well as of the houses themselves. The Government Houses were not only buildings on a palatial scale, but were also a background to a way of life that was as full of contrasts as the Raj itself. The author peoples the houses with some of the men and women who... Read more
1. Government House, Madras 2. Government House, Calcutta 3. Barrackpore, Calcutta 4. Parell, Bombay 5. Hyderabad Residency 6. Lucknow 7. Poona 8. Simla 9. Government House, Allahabad 10. Government House, Lahore 11. Government House, Naini Tal 12. The Viceroy’s House, New Delhi
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Mark Bence-Jones
