| Physical Description |
xxiv, 259 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-259). |
| Contents |
An empire -- An education -- Margalla Pass -- A passage -- A griffin -- Ghazipur -- A safe and prudent distance -- A mosque -- An asiatic Rome -- Patna -- A folly -- A policeman -- A Christian soldier -- Gulzarbagh -- A conquest -- A peace -- Bankipore -- A war -- A giant -- A crossing -- Chandragiri -- A maharaja -- Kathmandu -- A prince -- A welcome -- A showcase -- Tipling -- A lark -- A mutiny -- Rosi Bagh -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa -- Lal Durbar -- Now is the waiting -- Stars of tears. |
| Summary |
In 1841, twenty-year-old Nigel Halleck set out for Calcutta as a clerk in the East India Company. He went on to serve in the colonial administration for eight years before abruptly leaving the company under a cloud and disappearing in the mountain kingdom of Nepal, never to be heard from again. While most traces of his life were destroyed in the bombing of his hometown during World War II, Nigel was never quite forgotten--the myth of the man who headed East would reverberate through generations of his family. Kief Hillsbery, Nigel's nephew many times removed, embarked on his own expedition, spending decades researching and traveling through India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nepal in the footsteps of his long-lost relation. In uncovering the story of Nigel's life, Hillsbery renders a moment in time when the arms of the British Empire extended around the world. |
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Halleck, Nigel.
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East India Company -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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Hillsbery, Kief -- Family.
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Hillsbery, Kief -- Travel -- Asia.
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British -- India -- Biography.
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Uncles -- India -- Biography.
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Gay men -- India -- Biography.
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia -- Social conditions.
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India -- History -- 19th century.
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