Letters from India

This fascinating volume reproduces the letters and journal of Lady Susan Ramsay (1837-1898), the elder daughter of the Marquess of Dalhousie, Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856. Accompanied by extensive introductions and annotations by Ross Nelson, this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of Imperial History.

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Ross Nelson holds degrees in English Literature and in History (Oxford, 1980 and Birkbeck, 2009), an MA in British Romantic Literature (Manchester, 2000) and a PhD (UWE, 2016). He is the Editor of Letters to Martin Van Buren (Routledge, 2022) and Co-Editor of The Selected Letters of Caroline Norton (Routledge, 2019).

Inhalt

CONTENTS

Preface

Illustrations

Introduction

Editorial Policy

Abbreviations

Family Trees

Chronology

The Letters

1. Before the Journey: FebruaryOctober 1854

2. The Journey Out: OctoberDecember 1854

3. Government House: December 1854February 1855

4. From Calcutta to Ootacamund: FebruaryMarch 1855

5. The Western Ghats: AprilOctober 1855

6. Mysore to Calcutta: OctoberNovember 1855

7. Final Months in Bengal: December 1855March 1856

8. The Voyage Home: MarchMay 1856 Bibliography

Contributors

Index