Begums, Thugs, and White Mughals: The Journals of Fanny Parkes

by Fanny Parkes and William Dalrymple

Fanny Parkes, who lived in India between 1822 and 1846, was the ideal travel writer - courageous, indefatigably curious and determinedly independent. Her delightful journal traces her journey from prim memsahib, married to a minor civil servant of the Raj, to eccentric, sitar-playing Indophile, fluent in Urdu, critical of British rule and passionate in her appreciation of Indian culture. Fanny is fascinated by everything, from the trial of the thugs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0907871887
• ISBN13: 9780907871880
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Sickle Moon
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"