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Hindoo Holiday: An Indian Journal (Penguin Modern Classics) Book

A highly entertaining and moving journal chronicling J. R. Ackerley's time in IndiaIn the 1920s, the young J. R. Ackerley spent several months in India as the Private Secretary to the Maharajah of Chhokrapur. Knowing almost nothing of India, he discovers Hindu culture, festivals and language, and reveals the fascinating attitudes of the Palace staff on women, marriage. the caste system and death. At the heart of Hindoo Holiday is the wonderfully unpredictable figure of his Highness the Maharajah Sahib who, ultimately, just wants 'someone to love him'.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    Describes a Maharajah's eccentric habits and riddling conversations, and the odd shambling day-to-day life of his court. In the 1920s, the young J. R. Ackerley spent several months in India as the personal secretary to the maharajah of a small...

  • Penguin

    In the 1920s, the young J. R. Ackerley spent several months in India as the personal secretary to the maharajah of a small Indian principality.

  • Pickabook

    J.R. Ackerley, William Dalrymple

  • 0141189258
  • 9780141189253
  • J. R. Ackerley
  • 26 March 2009
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 288
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