Project Gutenberg 2014-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 236 Eden, Emily 1797 1869 24024238 'Up the Country': Letters Written to Her Sister from the Upper Provinces of India Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Up the Country" by Hon. Emily Eden is a collection of letters written in the 19th century. The text details Emily Eden's travels as she narrates her experiences in the Upper Provinces of India, primarily directed to her sister. The letters combine personal reflections with vivid descriptions of the landscape, the cultural encounters, and the social circles of the British expatriates in India, capturing the nuances of both the grandeur and the discomfort associated with such travel. The opening of the work sets the stage for Eden's journey, beginning with her departure from Calcutta aboard a river steamer. She shares her feelings about leaving behind familiar comforts for what lies ahead, noting the vibrant yet chaotic scenes of her send-off. Through her keen observations, she paints a picture of the diverse cast of fellow travelers and the exotic Indian landscapes they traverse, including lush jungles and rural settlements. Furthermore, Eden's correspondence reveals her reflections on the changes India faces, particularly the impact of modern connectivity like railroads on traditional ways of life. Overall, the beginning of "Up the Country" offers readers an intriguing glimpse into a historical journey filled with personal musings and cultural encounters that would appeal to those interested in travel narratives and colonial-era experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46260/46260-h/images/cover.jpg en India -- Description and travel Eden, Emily, 1797-1869 -- Correspondence DS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 687906 687915 2024-09-19T10:30:40.443564 2023-09-20T06:46:01.094562 text/html text/html 694904 2021-01-25T07:43:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 408868 2021-01-25T07:43:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 417409 2024-09-19T10:30:48.437515 application/epub+zip 428466 2024-09-19T10:30:41.554546 application/epub+zip 331509 2024-09-19T10:30:40.985573 application/epub+zip 648797 2024-09-19T10:30:57.264507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592128 2024-09-19T10:30:47.892519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492423 2022-09-21T05:07:08.767693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646302 646139 2024-09-19T10:30:39.320579 2023-09-20T06:46:00.064561 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 645791 2014-07-12T15:15:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 248815 2014-07-12T15:16:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18784 2024-09-19T10:30:57.437466 application/rdf+xml 18931 2024-09-19T10:30:41.077571 image/jpeg 3038 2024-09-19T10:30:41.032559 image/jpeg 407762 2024-09-19T10:30:40.517588 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