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Wanderings of a Pilgrim, In Search of the Picturesque, During Four-and-Twenty Years in the East :With Revelations of Life In the Zenana (Set of 2 Volumes)

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	Publisher: Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi
	Author Fanny Parkes
	Language: English
	Pages: 1001
	Cover: HARDCOVER
	9x6 inch
	Weight 1.67 kg
	Edition: 2024
	ISBN: 9789362085900
	HBW224

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About the Book Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque" is divided into two volumes. The frist Volume begins with an exploration of Indian culture, leading into Fanny Parkes' journey from England to colonial India in 1822. Parkes recounts her voyage aboard the "Marchioness of Ely," arrival in Calcutta, and travels to Carnicobar and Allahabad. She offers vivid descriptions of local customs and societal observations, including her exploration of the Zenana of the King of Oude and participation in cultural festivals like Dewali. In the second Volume, Parkes continues her adventures, detailing encounters with the Mahratta camp, visits to cities like Kanauj and Delhi, and travels through Bengal and the Himalayas. The volume concludes with her return journey to England, where she reflects on her experiences in India.

About the Author Fanny Parkes (1794-1875), also known as Frances Susanna Archer, was a Welsh travel writer renowned for her memoirs "Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque." her memoirs were republished as "Begums, Thugs & Englishmen." Barbara Eaton's biography, "Fanny Parks: Intrepid Memsahib," further delves into her adventurous life in 19th-century India.

Introduction So many admirable works have appeared of late, illustrating scenes in India, both with pen and pencil, that I offer these sketches in all humility, pleading the force of example. "THE CAMELS WERE BEING BRANDED WITH HOT IRONS FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE, AND THE SPIDER CAME TO BE MARKED ALSO." For four-and-twenty years have I roamed the world,- "I NEITHER WENT TO MEKKA NOR MUDINA, BUT WAS A PILGRIM NEVERTHELESS." The Frontispiece represents the idol Gănésh, the deified infant whom I have invoked. The sign Sri, at the top of the page, implores his triple eyes to look with favour on the undertaking, in the same manner that this sign, 4, the old heathen invocation to Jupiter, sought his blessing; and is equivalent to the usual invocation of the poets to the Muses, the Muhammadan authors to the Prophet, or the "Laus Deo," with which merchants' clerks formerly began their books, a practice not yet quite extinct.

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