Angels of Albion

By Jane Robinson

Book Overview

A collection of accounts from English women who were caught up in the Indian Mutiny of 1857, which charts the various sieges, massacres and hardships from the viewpoint of the wives and daughters of English families in India at the time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670846708
• ISBN13: 9780670846702
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Not Avail
• Length: 320 Pages

Customer Reviews

The Great Mutiny from the Memsahibs' Perspective

Robinson provides a unique analysis of the Great Mutiny from the perspective of the British women involved. Robinson conveys, in a manner that strictly military writers do not, the scope of the Mutiny and its "domestic" impact.Only another woman could have written this book. Robinson combines sympathy with a certain level of judgment of the actions and opinions of some of the participants in a straightforward way. She is unencumbered by the Victorian deference to women and current fear of radical feminism.The selection of photographs-- current and historical-- and old wood cuts that accompany the text reflect great care and excellent judgment.In all, an important addition to the field of Mutiny scholarship related in a very human way.