A Winter in IndiaCassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, 1882 - 196 pages Tour 1881-1882 Bombay, Delhi, Lahore, Agra, Lucknow, Benares, Calcutta, Madras, Poona & trip to Darjeeling; focus on Afghan policy, Indian economy, Christian education. |
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... Engravings . Cloth bevelled , gilt edges . Vol . I. , £ 2 5s .; Vol . II . , £ 2 12s . 6d . Picturesque America . Vol . I. , with 12 exquisite Steel Plates and about 200 Original Wood Engravings . Royal 4to , £ 2 25 . Landscape Painting ...
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... Engravings . New and Revised Edition . Demy 4to , cloth , 31s . 6d . ; " half - morocco , £ 2 25 . The Illustrated Book of Poultry . By L. WRIGHT . With 50 Coloured Plates and numerous Wood Engravings . Demy 4to , cloth , 31s . 6d ...
... Engravings . New and Revised Edition . Demy 4to , cloth , 31s . 6d . ; " half - morocco , £ 2 25 . The Illustrated Book of Poultry . By L. WRIGHT . With 50 Coloured Plates and numerous Wood Engravings . Demy 4to , cloth , 31s . 6d ...
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... Engravings . Price 95 . Gleanings from Popular Authors . Original Illustrations . Price 9s . Vol . I. With England , Cassell's History of . With about 2,000 Illustrations . Nine Vols . , cloth , 9s . each ; or in library binding , £ 4 ...
... Engravings . Price 95 . Gleanings from Popular Authors . Original Illustrations . Price 9s . Vol . I. With England , Cassell's History of . With about 2,000 Illustrations . Nine Vols . , cloth , 9s . each ; or in library binding , £ 4 ...
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... Engravings . Cloth bevelled , gilt edges . Vol . I. , £ 2 5s .; Vol . II . , £ 2 12s . 6d . Picturesque America . Vol . I. , with 12 exquisite Steel Plates and about 200 Original Wood Engravings . Royal 4to , £ 2 25 . Landscape Painting ...
... Engravings . Cloth bevelled , gilt edges . Vol . I. , £ 2 5s .; Vol . II . , £ 2 12s . 6d . Picturesque America . Vol . I. , with 12 exquisite Steel Plates and about 200 Original Wood Engravings . Royal 4to , £ 2 25 . Landscape Painting ...
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Page 194 - It has been calculated that the average income per head of population in India is not more than Rs. 27 a year; and though I am not prepared to pledge myself to the absolute accuracy of a calculation of this sort, it is sufficiently accurate to justify the conclusion that the taxpaying community is exceedingly poor. To derive any very large increase of revenue from so poor a population as this is obviously impossible, and, if it were possible, would be unjustifiable.