WITH CLIVE IN INDIA OR, THE BEGINNINGS OF AN EMPIRE

Category Antiquities
Format Flexi
Imprint
Price 295

ISBN: 978-81-291-3128-7
Pages: 280 pages
Date: June 2015

ABOUT THIS BOOK

After his father’s death, Charlie Marryat, along with his friend Peters, joins the East India Company as a clerk and travels to Madras, India. There, they meet Robert Clive, an ambitious young man who had successfully quelled many a mutiny and gone from being a clerk to an able military leader. Bored of their mundane work, Charlie and Peters decide to enlist under Clive as private soldiers in the fight against the Dutch and the French. Their lives take a complete turn as they participate in several exciting battles and form lasting bonds with their fellow soldiers. But does Clive manage to defeat the determined French? And how does Charlie deal with the various dangers in India, including pirates, tigers and the Black Hole of Calcutta, not to mention the epic Battle of Plassey?

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

G. A. Henty (1832-1902) was a prolific author and journalist. He was best known for writing historical adventures based on his own experiences as a war correspondent with Standard newspaper. His first book for children, Out on the Pampas, was written in 1868. He wrote 122 books in total, most of which were for children, but also included novels for adults, non-fiction and short stories. Henty died on 16 November 1902 in Dorset, shortly before completing his last novel, By Conduct and Courage.