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Tara: A Mahratta Tale" by Meadows Taylor is an "attempt to bring the interior Hindoo and Mussulman life of a great Mahratta province during the most exciting times home to the hearts and understandings of Englishmen, to interest them in people with whom they have nothing except human nature in common." The Times: "For its rapid action, in fact, we have seldom read a better story, or one which is more full of incidents, sanguinary, trenchant, a...

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During the summer of 1839, Queen Victoria heard of a soon-to-be-published novel, which was going to expose a gruesome aspect of her Indian dominions. Intrigued, she summoned Richard Bentley and demanded to see page proofs. Duly delivered to the Queen were the first chapters of a compelling account of ritual murder committed by a thrilling, dark-eyed strangler named Ameer Ali, a character said-to-be based on a real criminal called Feringhea. La...

Philip Taylor offers strategies for using theatre to raise awareness, propose alternatives, provide healing, and implement community change.

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Confessions of A Thug is an enthralling historical novel that takes readers on a gripping journey through the criminal underworld of 19th-century India. With vivid storytelling and richly drawn characters, this book unveils the dark secrets, treachery, and thrilling adventures of a notorious thug, providing a glimpse into the criminal underworld and the British colonial era. A thrilling and suspenseful tale set in 19th century India. Explores ...

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Confessions of a Thug is an English novel written by Philip Meadows Taylor. This crime-novel was first published in 1839. A best-seller in 19th-century Britain, the novel is based on the Thuggee cult in India. Its popularity can be gauged from the fact that many consider it as the British Empire's most sensational folklore fiction in the first half of the 19th century. Many readers in India place it as one of the most influential novels about ...

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A Noble Queen: A Romance of Indian History by Philip Meadows Taylor is a novel written in three volumes that depicts one of the most important epochs in the history of the Deccan. The book features the life of the noble queen Chand Bibi who is remembered not only as the preserver of Bijapur, but for the heroic opposition she maintained against the Mughal armies in their first invasion of the Deccan and siege of Ahmednagar. Following an allianc...