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Original Letters from India - Fay, Eliza, and Forster, E M (Notes by), and Winchester, Simon (Introduction by)
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Eliza Fay's origins are obscure; she was not beautiful, rich, or outlandishly accomplished. Yet the letters she wrote from her 1779 voyage across the globe captivated E. M. Forster, who arranged for their British publication in 1925. The letters have been delighting readers ever since with their truth-is-stranger-than-fiction twists and turns, their earthy humor, and their depiction of an indomitable woman. When the intrepid Mrs. Fay departed from Dover more than two hundred years ago, she embarked on a grueling twelve ...

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Original Letters from India 2010, New York Review of Books, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9781590173367

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