Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ... the belgatchia villa. 197 xxi. holland house in india. "Dwarkanath Tagore. a very rich native, had asked us to go and see his villa. He is a follower of Rammohun Roy; speaks excellent English; has huilt a regular English villa, with billiard-room, &c, and fitted it up with statues and pictures, and Copley Fielding, and Prouts, and French china, &c, and he asked us to name a day on which to see it. George was delighted, and named Monday, upon which all Calcutta got greatly excited, because the Governor-General was going to dine with a native. The fact of a native dining with a Governor-General is much more remarkable, and Dwarkanath is one of the very few that would even sit by while we were eating. However, we only went to see the place, and went in particular state, in order to please the poor, fussy people, with carriages-and-four and guards. and Fanny in his phiton, and Major in his cab, and Captain in his, anif even the Doctor in his, and George and I in the Government coach, and quantities of servants."--liLrttcrs from India," by Entily Eihn, Sister of Lard Auckland. streets of fikk chorus of native music--A singular pipe player "I have seen vauxhall" "the carriages will be up directly" the calcutta de
