A popular history of British rule in India commences with the arrival of English traders in the seventeenth century, chronicles the succession of British colonial administrations, and narrates India's turbulent struggle for independence

India Britannica

MOORHOUSE, Geoffrey

Harvill Press

The award-winning writer recounts his travels from Karachi, through the Sind, Baluchistan, and the Punjab, into the high Hindu Kush, travels that brought him into contact with paradox, danger, and the exotic

To the Frontier

Travel

Asia

Henry Holt Co.

In the foreword to the first edition Geoffrey Moorhouse wrote: 'In a sense, the story of Calcutta is the story of India ... It is the story of how and why Empire was created and what happened when Empire finished ... The imperial residue of Calcutta, a generation after Empire ended, is both a monstrous and a marvellous city. Journalism and television have given us a rough idea of the monstrosities but none at all of the marvels. I can only hope to define the first more clearly and to persuade anyone interested that the second is to be found there too'. Geoffrey Moorhouse succeeds triumphantly in his aims. First published in 1971 this title has stood the test of time. Remarkably it was the first full-length study of Calcutta, seat of the British Raj, since 1918. 'The book is organized out of a profound understanding of the true issues and is brilliantly executed.' Paul Scott, Guardian

Calcutta

History

HOLT. RINEHART AND WINSTON

A popular history of British rule in India commences with the arrival of English traders in the seventeenth century, chronicles the succession of British colonial administrations, and narrates India's turbulent struggle for independence

Harpercollins

Penguin Books, Ltd.

It was because I was afraid that I had decided to attempt a crossing of the great Sahara desert, from west to east, by myself and by camel. No one had ever made such a journey before ...' In October 1972 Geoffrey Moorhouse began his odyssey across the Sahara from the Atlantic to the Nile, a distance of 3,600 miles. His reason for undertaking such an immense feat was to examine the roots of his fear, to explore an extremity of human experience. From the outset misfortune was never far away; and as he moved further into that 'awful emptiness' the physical and mental deprivation grew more intense. In March 1973, having walked the last 300 miles, Moorhouse, ill and exhausted, reached Tamanrasset, where he decided to end his journey. The Fearful Void is the moving record of his struggle with fear and loneliness and, ultimately, his coming to terms with the spiritual as well as the physical dangers of the desert.

The Fearful Void (Travel Library)

Calcutta, The City Revealed

Combining narrative re-creations with scholarly reflections, Moorhouse brings to life the monks of the Skellig Islands and the spirituality of medieval Ireland in a “highly original, gracefully written” book (Boston Globe) that is “sure to fascinate lovers of Celtic history” (Boston Herald). A Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist.

Sun Dancing: A Vision of Medieval Ireland

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

Harcourt, Brace, & Company

Sydney's harbor establishes it as one of the most attractive modern cities, but its beginnings suggest something different. In 1770, the British Parliament saw the area as a solution to England's overcrowded prisons. On arriving at the harbor, the first "convicts" found themselves in one of the hottest climates in the world, and were greeted by aboriginal natives whose curiosity was matched only by their desire for the newcomers to leave. Sydney is a place where gravestones have such inscriptions as "Be ready mates, that's all!," where people wear shorts and sandals to one of the most renowned opera houses in the world, where the working man fights for what he's got and never backs down. Geoffrey Moorhouse brilliantly describes the city, its appetites, and its character-from its colonial beginnings to its becoming the host city of the 2000 Olympics. His curious knowledge, remarkable insight, and marvelous storytelling capture Sydney's warmth, texture, resilience, and loyalty.

Sydney: The Story of a City

Australia & Oceania

Harcourt

Book is used and has been withdrawn from service from a Library. Book has a Library Binding and the usual Library Stamps, Stickers, Card Holder, Library Markings. May or May Not have a Dust Jacket.

Harcourt, Brace. Jovanovich

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India Britannica

To the Frontier

Calcutta

India Britannica

Calcutta

The Fearful Void (Travel Library)

Calcutta, The City Revealed

Sun Dancing: A Vision of Medieval Ireland

Sydney: The Story of a City

Calcutta