Alice Perrin

East of Suez

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Originally published in 1901, 'East of Suez' was Alice Perrin's first collection of short stories. Her fascinating and thought-provoking tales of Anglo-Indian life rival the best work of Kipling, and were hugely successful in their day. Perrin tells stories of illicit love against a beautifully-drawn backdrop of the mystical east, interweaving the supernatural with exquisite details of her characters' lives. This scholarly edition includes: a critical introduction; author biography; suggestions for further reading; explanatory notes; contextual material on representations of the British Raj; illustrations from 'The Illustrated London News' a… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Makala, Melissa Edmundson (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-906469-18-4
EAN: 9781906469184
Produktnummer: 10987587
Verlag: Victorian Secrets
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 242 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.3 cm 357 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 357

Über den Autor

'Alice Perrin' was born in India in 1867. After her education in England, she married Charles Perrin, an engineer in the India Public Works Department, in 1886, and the couple returned to India for the next sixteen years. Most of her works are based on her experiences in India. 'Star of India' was published in 1919. Her other notable works include 'East of Suez' (1901), 'The Spell of the Jungle' (1902) and 'The Woman in the Bazaar' (1914). Alice Perrin died in Switzerland in 1934.