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ROBINSON, JANE: : ANGELS of ALBION: WOMEN OF THE INDIAN MUTINY

LONDON.VIKING,1996.

ISBN 0670846708.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG++./NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated upper wrap; b/w photographic rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edge lightly dust-soiled with minimal, light,sporadic spotting/foxing; fore-edges brighter,cleaner,no foxing,but grubbed/ marked top and bottom.Bright,clean, publisher's original,plain black cloth bds with crisp,bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate pale sage green eps.8vo,x-xixpp+1-297pp [paginated] includes illus list/table,b/w map,acknowledgements,author intro,12 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w illus/ photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp76/7 and pp204/5 respectively, glossary,notes,select biblio and an index; plus [unpaginated] title-page, dedication,and contents list/table. Today the memsahib is largely seen in terms of caricature: a ridiculous,fiercely whaleboned figure composed of an unfortunate mix of arrogance and ignorance,who came to be,as Britain's virgin daughter,an angel of Albion sacrilegiously violated in the so-called Indian Mutiny of 1857. Yet this image tells us nothing of what life was really like for the Victorian wife in British India.The story that emerges from the personal diaries and journals of the women involved in the Mutiny is very different indeed,as Jane Robinson shows in this absorbing and moving book. Until now,the Mutiny has been seen largely as a military matter.But during the months of passionate turmoil that followed the outbreak of violence at Meerut,many hundreds of English women and their children were caught up in the rebellion.Not surprisingly,all those handy little guides written for the mid-19thC memsahib,with advice on etiquette and on how to prevent perspiration staining a silk bodice,did not mention what to do in the event of what was,after all,a domestic cataclysm.Suddenly their lives were transformed as they had to learn how to endure sieges,manage escapes,give birth and care for children in impossible circumstances,and cope with the abrupt and vicious destruction of all that had made life civilized.Only when their words are read (and many are here published for the first time) is an astonishing and poignant new picture revealed both of the memsahib and of the Mutiny.'Angels of Albion' is their story; it is one of courage, compassion,even humour,and an inspiring strength of spirit. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. P+p included or P+p FREE offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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Robinson, Jane : ANGELS OF ALBION Women of the Indian Mutiny

Viking, London, 1996

ISBN 0670846708

8vo. 298pp. Colour illustrated d.j. Illustrated.. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardback. Jacket: Fine

1st edition, 1st impression

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