A SOLDIER OF THE COMPANY: LIFE OF AN INDIAN ENSIGN, 1833-43

Hervey, Captain Albert, Edited and Introduced By Charles Allen

ISBN 10: 0718131215 / ISBN 13: 9780718131210

Published by Michael Joseph, London, 1988

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224 pp., illus., several in color, end-paper maps.

Seller Inventory # 020282

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A SOLDIER OF THE COMPANY: LIFE OF AN INDIAN ENSIGN, 1833-43
• Publisher: Michael Joseph, London
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0718131215
• ISBN 13: 9780718131210
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st abridged
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • BRITISH SMALL WARS

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Synopsis

In "A Soldier of the Company", Charles Allen, a well-known authority on the British in India, has abridged the memoirs of Captain Albert Hervey who arrived in India as a 16-year-old cadet in 1833 and subsequently served with the 40th Madras Native Infantry. Illustrated with contemporary prints and line drawings, these memoirs follow Hervey's growth to manhood during a period in which Britain tightened her hold on India, the jewel in the crown. Hervey recalls the excitement and confusion of his early experiences, from the duties of a young subaltern, to the giddy whirl of balls and life in the mess; from his descriptions of life on the march with his troops to his account of the sights, sounds and concerns of a vanished way of life. Other works by Charles Allen include "Plain Tales from the Raj", "Lives of the Indian Princess", "A Glimpse of the Burning Plain" and "Kipling's Kingdom".