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100 1 _aCroker, B. M.
_q(Bithia Mary),
_d1849?-1920
245 1 0 _aIn Old Madras
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-11-19
508 _aMWS, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"In Old Madras" by B. M. Croker is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the tropical setting of Madras (now Chennai), focusing on Captain Geoffrey Mallender as he embarks on a quest to uncover the mystery of his uncle's thirty-year-old disappearance. The tale hints at intrigue, family secrets, and a clash between past and present, woven into the fabric of British India during a time of colonial complexity. The opening of the novel sets a vivid and atmospheric scene, where the oppressive heat of Madras contrasts with the bustling lives of its residents. Captain Mallender, a new arrival to the region, is introduced as a determined young man pacing anxiously in the offices of Brown and Brown & Co., waiting to discuss his uncle’s mysterious fate with the firm that managed his finances. As he reveals his intent to trace his long-lost uncle, the narrative delves into the initial resistance of the firm’s representatives, who harbor their own suspicions. Through Mallender’s encounter, the reader is drawn into a web of family intrigue, potential danger, and the alluring backdrop of colonial India, establishing a rich foundation for the events to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Hutchinson & Co., 1913
653 _aMissing persons -- Fiction
653 _aIndia -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction
653 _aBritish -- India -- Fiction
653 _aMadras (India)
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/inoldmadras00crok
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69383
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