Up the Country Letters Written to her Sister from the Upper Provinces of India [Paperback]

Eden's candid letters represent thousands of nineteenth-century women who dutifully accompanied their men to outposts of the British Empire.Edens candid but sensitive account of three years in India represents the experiences of thousands of women who endured dusty bonnets and darned crinolines to accompany fathers and husbands to the furthest outposts of the British Empire. Volume one takes readers from London to Calcutta via sea voyages and monsoons.Edens candid but sensitive account of three years in India represents the experiences of thousands of women who endured dusty bonnets and darned crinolines to accompany fathers and husbands to the furthest outposts of the British Empire. Volume one takes readers from London to Calcutta via sea voyages and monsoons.Raised in a politically-active household, Emily Eden's childhood prepared her well for her role as companion to her brother, the Governor-General of India. Outwardly all that a middle-class spinster should be, Eden never permitted diplomacy to dilute her letters home. Published in 1866, the letters provoked sympathy among women who had similarly endured dusty bonnets to accompany fathers and husbands to distant outposts of the British Empire. As one reviewer noted, this book is 'addressed primarily to a public consisting of wives, sisters, or daughters of possible Governors-General, and is sure therefore of general popularity'. There is still plenty to amuse modern audiences. Volume 1 takes readers from the packing of steamer trunks in London, through sea voyages and monsoons. Accounts of peacocks and pageants are balanced against ironic observations regarding domestic arrangements, all of which demonstrate Eden's skill as a sensitive and witty author.1. On board the 'Magna', Oct. 21, 1837; 2. The Ganges, Nov. 4, 1837; 3. Buxar, Nov. 11, 1837; 4. Benares, Nov. 22, 1837; 5. Mohun ke Serai; 6. Allahabad, Nov. 30, 1837; 7. Dec. 7, 1837; 8. Maharajpore, Dec. 20, 1837; 9. Cawnpore, Dec. 28, 1837; 10. Cawnpore, Nlc%