The Fishing Fleet: Husband-Hunting in the Raj

by Anne de Courcy

Book Overview

From the author of the critically acclaimed biographies Diana Mosley and The Viceroy's Daughters comes a fascinating, hugely entertaining account of the Victorian women who traveled halfway around the world on the hunt for a husband.

By the late nineteenth century, Britain's colonial reign seemed to know no limit--and India was the sparkling jewel in the Imperial crown. Many of Her Majesty's best and brightest young men departed for the Raj...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006229007X
• ISBN13: 9780062290076
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.4"