Introduction -- 1. The early days of the East India Company 1600-1760 -- 2. Shaking the pagoda tree 1760-1810 -- 3. Impressions of an ancient land 1805-1838 -- 4. Noonday's children 1834-1838 -- 5. Two sisters in Calcutta 1836-1837 -- 6. Visits to the
Himalayas: the lion of the Punjab 1837-1841 -- 7. The Sind campaign, the Sikh wars and the kingdom of Oudh 1842-1850 -- 7. The Mutiny: the assault on Delhi 1857 -- 9. The Mutiny: Futtegurh and Gwalior, 'the Little House at Arrah' and Cawnpore 1857 -- 10. The Mutiny: Lucknow relieved and retaken 1857-1858 -- 11. The competition wallah and the Bengal civilian 1862-1873 -- 12. Humorous and picturesque 1873-1890 -- 13. East is East and West is West 1880s-1900s -- 14. A loss of confidence 1903-1930 -- 15. Recessional 1930-1947 -- Glossary -- Sources -- Index.
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