Exiles of Empire: Family Letters from India and Australia by Fanny and Annie Pratt, 1843-63 (Signed)
Author(s):
Pratt, Fanny
; Pratt, Annie
; Macmillan, Mona (editor)
; Miller, Catriona (editor)
| Binding: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Near Fine |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
|---|---|
| Signature: | Signed by Author(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | The Pentland Press |
| Publication Year: | 1997 |
| Publication Place: | Edinburgh, UK |
| ISBN: | 9781858214528 |
| SKU: | 021639 |
|---|---|
| Categories: | History - Asia and Australasia , History - British , War, Military History and Weapons |
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First edition. xii, 468pp, with occasional black and white illustrations. Signed by the author on the title page, 'For Margaret with love, Mona Macmillan'. In blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original dust jacket, very slightly bumped at edges.
In 20 years Fanny Pratt never missed a mail. writing from India and Australia to her children at home. In these amazing letters, she gives them guidance and advice, and great world events take on a different perspective as family members become involved in the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny and the Maori Wars.
Keywords:
War
Letters
19th Century
India
Australia
Crimean War
The Indian Mutiny
Maori Wars
Indian History
Australian History
Victorian England
