Letters from India

Excerpt from Letters From India

A few words are necessary to explain how these letters found their way into print. About fifteen years ago I published a book, called 'after Five Years in India, ' which gave an account of the administration of our Eastern Empire, and had its brief day of success.

In that book a few letters written from camp to one's friends were embodied, and several kind readers asked me why I did not publish more of the same informally personal type. This suggestion was recalled to my mind when, just before leaving India, many bundles of old correspondence were returned to me by my family.

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