Bøker av William Hedges

This remarkable firsthand account of life in colonial India has been hailed by scholars as an extraordinary glimpse into the inner workings of the East India Company. Hedges' vivid descriptions of the customs, culture, and politics of the region make this essential reading for anyone interested in the history of India and the British Empire.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. Three volumes, published in 1887, are devoted to the diary of William Hedges (1632-1701), the first Agent of the East India Company in Bengal, and its seventeenth-century colonial context.