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Behind The Bungalow is a novel written by Edward Hamilton Aitken and published in 1911. The story is set in India during the colonial period and follows the life of a young British officer named Captain Frank Mayne. Mayne is stationed in a remote bungalow in the Indian jungle,... Read Full Overview

Behind the Bungalow by Edward Hamilton AitkenExcerpt: All this time sit I, like Tantalus, with the savoriest of Domingo's "beefysteaks" before me and am not allowed to taste it. But I know that in every operation he is animated by an exalted sense of blended duty and prerogative,... Read Full Overview

Edward Hamilton Aitken (1851, Satara, India -1909, Edinburgh) was a civil servant in India, better known for his humorist writings on natural history in India and as a founding member of the Bombay Natural History Society. He was well known to Anglo-Indians by the pen-name of... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Behind The Bungalow is a novel written by Edward Hamilton Aitken, first published in 1911. The story is set in India during the early 20th century and follows the lives of a British family living in a bungalow on the outskirts of a small town. The family consists of Mr. and Mrs... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview