This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...Punth, of Bithoor; and cast, the dying with the dead, into the well below, on the 15th day of July, 1857." Close to the edge of the Ganges we stood upon the steps of the landing, called the Suttee Chowrah Ghaut, now partly in ruins, where, in former times, widows immolated themselves upon the funeral pyres of their ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...Punth, of Bithoor; and cast, the dying with the dead, into the well below, on the 15th day of July, 1857." Close to the edge of the Ganges we stood upon the steps of the landing, called the Suttee Chowrah Ghaut, now partly in ruins, where, in former times, widows immolated themselves upon the funeral pyres of their husbands. Here the Nana and the sepoys perpetrated the treacherous massacre of the garrison. Since that awful tragedy it has borne the name of the Slaughter Ghaut. A small, deserted temple and an overhanging pepaul-tree, at the top of the flight, bear witness to the rain of bullets that greeted the betrayed people. In several places on the walls of the temple, freshly written in an enviable hand, were the words, "May God destroy the English nation soon;" the work, most probably, of a young man, Hindu or Mohammedan, instructed at the expense of the Indian government. If pressed in public for his NATIVE SPIRITUAL CONDITION. 148 opinions, the same craven would doubtless loudly protest his fidelity to the Empress-Queen. Despite the material benefits conferred upon India by English rule, I am convinced that the masses are neither appreciative nor loyal. Education has proved ineffective to emancipate the native mind and to uproot fanaticism. Every expedient has failed to establish the power of conscience or to exalt religion into a controlling force. Outward piety and compliance with ritualistic forms, which are apparently engrossing, here signify nothing, unless it be the potency of superstitious tradition. Even the pretence of religion is brazenly discarded when money is the issue. There are, of course, many individual exceptions, but only thousands among the degraded millions. In brief, the spiritual condition of India could scarcely ...
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Add this copy of Queen's Empire: Or, Ind and Her Pearl to cart. $78.00, very good condition, Sold by Shoemaker Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gettysburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1886 by J.B. Lippincott Company.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 280pp. Original full brown cloth, gilt and black stamped front cover and spine, teg; slightly edge worn, occasional smudge marks, else bright, very good. Page edges untrimmed, occasional smudge marks on pages, else very good. Half-tone plates. Folding map of India; vertical closed tear in left margin (image unaffected).
