Tiger and the Ruby - A Journey to the Other Side of British India

In 1841, Nigel Halleck left Britain as a clerk in the East India Company. He served in the colonial administration for eight years before leaving his post, eventually disappearing in the mountain kingdom of Nepal, never to be heard from again.
A century-and-a-half later, Kief Hillsbery, Nigel¿s nephew many times removed, sets out to unravel the mystery. Tracing his ancestor¿s journey across the subcontinent, his quest takes him from Lahore to Calcutta, and finally to the palaces of Kathmandu. What emerges is an unexpected personal chapter in the history of the British Empire in India.

Summary

A beautifully written, personal history as Kief Hillsbery sets out to discover what happened to his ancestor who disappeared in Nepal over 150 years ago

Product details

• Authors: Kief Hillsbery, Hillsbery Kief
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781786071590
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-159-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Nepal, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, British Empire, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, TRAVEL / Asia / India & South Asia, India, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Expeditions: popular accounts, Colonialism & imperialism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, HISTORY / Asia / South / India