Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official, first published in 1844, is the journal and reflections of William Henry Sleeman, the British officer best known for his campaign against the gangs of ritual robbers and murderers known as Thugs. This revised edition, annotated by the historian Vincent A. Smith and published in 1915, adds a memoir of the author and maps of his route. Writing in the form of a travel narrative across central and northern India, Sleeman mixes descriptions of towns, monuments, landscapes and people with long digressions on history, religion, revenue, justice, crime, wildlife and the condition of the peasantry, drawing on his conversations with Indians of every rank. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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