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Indlæser... Indian Embers (1949)af Lady Lawrence
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Historian Margaret MacMillan, in her book, Women of the Raj, called this memoir of her time in India the one that "stands out among the hundreds of memoirs of the Raj for its wit, intelligence, and understanding. She writes with a clarity and elegance that help to bring that vanished world alive." Example of Lawrence's writing, " Here I am dancing in the jungle, close netting over every window to prevent panthers from coming in, and the moonlight so bright that my emerald engagement ring gleams green." Full disclosure: My press, Tracklss Sands, reprinted this edition in 1991. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
First published in England in 1949, this is the diary of an English novelist during the heyday of the Raj."Lady Lawrence was better known as Rosamond Napier, a British novelist who had several popular titles to her credit before marrying and relocating to the wilds of India, complete with snakes, panthers, travel by horseback, and sleeping in jungles. Her remembrances of the lives of the Indians and the British colonists during the waning days of the Raj (the book spans 1914 -- 26) can be likened to an Indian version of Out of Africa. Napier presents this portrait of a time and place uniquely from a woman's point of view". -- Library Journal"Rosamond Lawrence's account of her time in India stands out among the hundreds of memoirs of the Raj for its wit, intelligence, and understanding. She writes with a clarity and elegance that help to bring that vanished world alive". -- Margaret MacMillan, author of Women of the Raj No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Indlæser... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)954.03History and Geography Asia India and South Asia 1785–1947 British ruleLC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit:
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