Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Scenes and Characteristics of Hindostan, Vol. 2 of 3: With Sketches of Anglo-Indian Society
Origin of the name of Allahabad - Infanticide. Expense of marrying daughters. - Barbarous festivals - Pilgrims tax - Military perquisites. - O?'ers of bribery. - Anecdote of dawn.
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