Project Gutenberg 2013-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 80 Lang, John 1816 1864 Wanderings in India, and Other Sketches of Life in Hindostan Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Wanderings in India, and Other Sketches of Life in Hindostan" by John Lang is a collection of observational essays written in the mid-19th century. The work provides a vivid portrayal of life in India during British colonial rule, with particular emphasis on the social dynamics in the hill station of Mussoorie, highlighting the interactions among British expatriates, their families, and the challenges they face in this exotic locale. The opening of the book introduces readers to the Himalaya Club, a retreat for British officials and their families looking to escape the oppressive heat of the Indian plains. It sets a leisurely tone as the narrator describes the club's social scene filled with idlers, intricate relationships, and casual gossip, emphasizing the vibrancy of life in the hills. Through the eyes of the narrator, we meet several characters, including grass widows and military officers engaging in various social activities, from breakfasts to morning rides, all while wrestling with personal issues and pressing societal expectations. The beginning sketches an intimate slice of colonial life, blending humor and keen social commentary that captures the complexities of 19th-century Anglo-Indian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43997/43997-h/images/cover.jpg en India -- Description and travel India -- Social life and customs -- 19th century India -- History -- 19th century Lang, John, 1816-1864 -- Travel -- India DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 647271 647272 2024-10-18T12:24:03.223454 2023-09-19T07:58:15.691372 text/html text/html 655059 2013-10-22T10:36:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 260670 2013-10-22T10:36:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 283607 2024-10-18T12:24:12.363405 application/epub+zip 290063 2024-10-18T12:24:05.292432 application/epub+zip 290063 2024-10-18T12:24:04.032435 application/epub+zip 456954 2024-10-18T12:24:17.776358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407789 2024-10-18T12:24:11.409395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407984 2022-09-20T05:36:11.550874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601675 601486 2024-10-18T12:24:01.825422 2023-09-19T07:58:14.760369 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 601300 2013-10-22T10:36:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 231981 2013-10-22T10:36:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 601298 2013-10-22T10:36:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231914 2013-10-22T10:36:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22521 2024-10-18T12:24:18.444348 application/rdf+xml 9515 2024-10-18T12:24:04.619412 image/jpeg 2135 2024-10-18T12:24:04.336406 image/jpeg 259872 2024-10-18T12:24:03.280434 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia