Tiger & the ruby : a journey to the other side of British India / Kief Hillsbery.

By:

Hillsbery, Kief [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Haryana Penguin Books 2019Description: xx, 259 pages : maps ; 22 cmISBN:

9780143447603(pbk.)

Other title:

The tiger and the ruby

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

954.9600421 HIL

Summary: In 1841, Nigel Halleck left Britain to become a clerk in the East India Company. He served in the colonial administration for eight years before leaving his post, eventually disappearing in the mountain kingdom of Nepal, never to be heard from again.A century-and-a-half later, Kief Hillsbery, Nigel's nephew many times removed, sets out on a quest to discover what happened to his ancestor. Through beguiling prose, he transports us to a time and place deep in the heart of British and Indian history, weaving together a clash of civilizations and uncovering the moving tale of one man against an empire -- Source other than Library of Congress.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	954.9600421 HIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K5308

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-259).

In 1841, Nigel Halleck left Britain to become a clerk in the East India Company. He served in the colonial administration for eight years before leaving his post, eventually disappearing in the mountain kingdom of Nepal, never to be heard from again.A century-and-a-half later, Kief Hillsbery, Nigel's nephew many times removed, sets out on a quest to discover what happened to his ancestor. Through beguiling prose, he transports us to a time and place deep in the heart of British and Indian history, weaving together a clash of civilizations and uncovering the moving tale of one man against an empire -- Source other than Library of Congress.

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