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VBI-0069
SEETA
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Details
- Author
- Colonel Meadows Taylor
- Year
- 1887
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., London
- Location
- Not specified
- Subjects
- 1857 · Mutiny · Literature
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Pages
- 442
- Size
- 7.5 x 5 in
Description
A classic 19th-century Indian historical novel by Colonel Philip Meadows Taylor, set against the turbulent background of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The story centres on Seeta, a Hindu widow, and a British civil servant, exploring their unconventional marriage against the social and religious divisions of colonial India. As the events of 1857 unfold, their personal story becomes entwined with rebellion, military conflict and the upheaval sweeping northern India. ♛━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━♛ ◇ By Colonel Meadows Taylor ◇ Fifth Edition, 1887 — Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., London ◇ Complete in one volume, with illustrated frontispiece / plate ◇ Original publisher’s red cloth, hardbound ◇ Good Condition ◇ Pages : 442 ◇ Size : 7.5 x 5 inches
Condition
Good