Memsahibs : British women in colonial India
Nath, Ipshita2022
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For young Englishwomen stepping off the steamer, the sights and sounds of humid colonial India were like nothing they'd ever experienced. For many, this was the ultimate destination to find a perfect civil servant husband. For still more, however, India offered a chance to fling off the shackles of Victorian social mores. The word 'memsahib' conjures up visions of silly aristocrats, well-staffed bungalows and languorous days at the club. Yet these women had sought out the uncertainties of life in Britain's largest, busiest colony. This book introduces readers to the likes of Flora Annie Steel, Fanny Parks and Emily Eden, accompanying their husbands on expeditions, travelling solo across dangerous terrain, engaging in political questions, and recording their experiences.
Main title:
Memsahibs : British women in colonial India / Ipshita Nath.
Author:
Nath, Ipshita, author
Imprint:
London : Hurst & Company, 2022.
Collation:
496 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781787387089 (hbk)
Dewey class:
954.030922954.03
LC class:
DS464
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3095576