Wanderings in India, and Other Sketches of Life in Hindostan (Registro nro. 84836)
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | DS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lang, John, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1816-1864 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Wanderings in India, and Other Sketches of Life in Hindostan |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2013 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2013-10-22 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed<br/>Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was<br/>produced from images generously made available by The<br/>Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Wanderings in India, and Other Sketches of Life in Hindostan" by John Lang is a collection of observational essays written in the mid-19th century. The work provides a vivid portrayal of life in India during British colonial rule, with particular emphasis on the social dynamics in the hill station of Mussoorie, highlighting the interactions among British expatriates, their families, and the challenges they face in this exotic locale. The opening of the book introduces readers to the Himalaya Club, a retreat for British officials and their families looking to escape the oppressive heat of the Indian plains. It sets a leisurely tone as the narrator describes the club's social scene filled with idlers, intricate relationships, and casual gossip, emphasizing the vibrancy of life in the hills. Through the eyes of the narrator, we meet several characters, including grass widows and military officers engaging in various social activities, from breakfasts to morning rides, all while wrestling with personal issues and pressing societal expectations. The beginning sketches an intimate slice of colonial life, blending humor and keen social commentary that captures the complexities of 19th-century Anglo-Indian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | India -- Description and travel |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | India -- Social life and customs -- 19th century |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | India -- History -- 19th century |
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| Uncontrolled term | Lang, John, 1816-1864 -- Travel -- India |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43997">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43997</a> |
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