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Flora Annie SteelBiblio.com

Indian Scene: Collected Short Stories of Flora Annie Steel

Flora Annie SteelBiblio.com

Mistress of Men: A Novel Hardcover

2023BIBHB0119380682023. Hardcover. New. About The Book : It is impossible that the life of Nurjahan the Beautiful should remain unwritten. Of reliable historical incident much is available of equally reliable tradition still more; the whole going to make up a life marvellous in its romance touching in its humanity. In this sketch of it I have adhered in all matters of importance to the evidence of contemporaneous witnesses. That I have given a different complexion to them in many cases I admit; but no careful student of character and motive could avoid doing so. Briefly Nurjahan's extraordinary personality and power�which even in these days would raise criticism in a woman�exposed her in the seventeenth century to inevitable traducing. Sinister motives were found for her every action; above all personal ambition was held to be her ruling motive. This assertion is to my mind pulverized by the undenied fact that after her husband the Emperor Jahangir's death she voluntarily retired from all public life and lived a widow indeed. In like manner she is credited with much plotting and planning of which�beyond the statement of her enemies�no trace is to be found either in her character or her actions. Thus her sudden abandonment of Shahjahan is set down to personal pique and greed; but it is curiously coincident with his brother Khushrau's sudden death when in the former's custody; a death suspicious of poison to many even in those days. About The Author : Flora Annie Steel 2 April 1847�12 April 1929 was a writer who lived in British India for 22 years. She was noted especially for books set in the Indian sub-continent or connected with it. Her novel On the Face of the Waters 1896 describes incidents in the Indian Mutiny. She was born Flora Annie Webster at Sudbury Priory Sudbury Middlesex the sixth child of George Webster. Flora was interested in relating to all classes of Indian society. The birth of her daughter gave her a chance to interact with local women and learn their language. She encouraged the production of local handicrafts and collected folk-tales a collection of which she published in 1894. The Title 'Mistress of Men: A Novel written/authored/edited by Flora Annie Steel' published in the year 2023. The ISBN 9788121294959 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 380 Pages. The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History General. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: hardcover

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Flora Annie SteelBiblio.com

Tales of the Punjab: Told by the People Hardcover

2023BIBHB0005687562023. Hardcover. New. About The Book : ""Tales of the Punjab"" is a collection of folk tales from the region. They are stories handed down orally by a people who mostly could not read or write and Steel tried to preserve the original feel of the tale as closely as possible when translating. Many of the tales in this collection appeared either in the Indian Antiquary the Calcutta Review or the Legends of the Punjab. They were then in the form of literal translations in many cases uncouth or even unpresentable to ears polite in all scarcely intelligible to the untravelled English reader; for it must be remembered that with the exception of the Adventures of Raja Rasalu all these stories are strictly folk-tales passing current among a people who can neither read nor write and whose diction is full of colloquialisms and if we choose to call them so vulgarisms. It would be manifestly unfair for instance to compare the literary standard of such tales with that of the Arabian Nights the Tales of a Parrot or similar works. The manner in which these stories were collected is in itself sufficient to show how misleading it would be if with the intention of giving the conventional Eastern flavour to the text it were to be manipulated into a flowery dignity; and as a description of the procedure will serve the double purpose of credential and excuse the authors give it premising that all the stories but three have been collected by Mrs. F. A. Steel during winter tours through the various districts of which her husband has been Chief Magistrate. About The Author : Flora Annie Steel 1847 �1929 was a writer who lived in British India for 22 years. She was noted especially for books set in the Indian sub-continent or connected with it. Her novel On the Face of the Waters 1896 describes incidents in the Indian Mutiny. Flora was interested in relating to all classes of Indian society. The birth of her daughter gave her a chance to interact with local women and learn their language. She encouraged the production of local handicrafts and collected folk-tales a collection of which she published in 1894. Her interest in schools and the education of women gave her insight into native life and character. A year before leaving India she co-authored and published The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook which gave detailed directions to European women on all aspects of household management in India. In 1889 the family moved back to Britain and she continued her writing there. Some of her best work according to the 1911 Encyclop�dia Britannica is contained in two collections of her short stories From the Five Rivers and Tales of the Punjab. The Title 'Tales of the Punjab: Told by the People written/authored/edited by Flora Annie Steel' published in the year 2023. The ISBN 9788121292559 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 417 Pages. The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: hardcover

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Flora Annie Steel and G GardinerBiblio.com

The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook: Giving Duties of Mistress and Servants the General Management of the House and Practical Recipes for Cooking in All its Branches Hardcover

2025BIBHB0247444502025. Hardcover. New. About The Book: The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook is a comprehensive guide that addresses the roles and responsibilities of both mistresses and servants in managing a household. It offers practical advice on the smooth operation of daily domestic tasks from organizing and maintaining the home to managing servants efficiently. The book also features a wide range of detailed recipes covering traditional Indian dishes and Western cuisine suitable for various occasions. It serves as an essential reference for Indian households emphasizing cleanliness discipline and organization while offering valuable culinary guidance for preparing diverse flavorful meals. About The Author: Flora Annie Steel 1847-1929 was an English writer known for her portrayal of British colonial life in India. Living in India for 22 years her work often critically examined the dynamics between British colonizers and Indian subjects. Steel wrote novels short stories and books on Indian cookery with her most famous novel ""On the Face of the Waters"" 1896 depicting the 1857 Indian Rebellion. Her writings offer valuable insights into colonial society and the complexities of intercultural relations during the British Raj and Alfred George Gardiner 1865�1946 was a renowned English journalist editor and essayist best known for his writings under the pseudonym Alpha of the Plough. He was editor of the Daily News from 1902 to 1919 where he became a leading figure in liberal journalism advocating against social injustices. Gardiner�s essays marked by grace humor and insight are celebrated for their ability to teach life�s truths in an accessible manner. His notable works include Pebbles on the Shore and Many Furrows. He also campaigned for a minimum wage as Chairman of the National Anti-Sweating League. The Title 'The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook: Giving Duties of Mistress and Servants the General Management of the House and Practical Recipes for Cooking in All its Branches written/authored/edited by Flora Annie Steel and G. Gardiner' published in the year 2025. The ISBN 9789370141551 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 414 Pages. The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Religion. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: hardcover

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Flora Annie SteelBiblio.com

The Potter's Thumb: A Novel Hardcover

2023BIBHB0055852422023. Hardcover. New. About The Book: The Potter's Thumb' is a novel written by Flora Annie Webster Steel. The story begins with two Englishmen Dan Fitzgerald and George Keene coming across a mother and her sick child on a dust heap in the city of Hodinuggur. The child is suffering from a condition called ""the potter's thumb"" which is said to be caused by a slip in the molding process when the potter is working with clay. The mother explains that many children are born with this condition and that it often leads to death. Fitzgerald is moved by the sight and reflects on the history and current state of the city and its people noting that it is a place where past and present civilizations clash and overlap.""The potter's thumb"" echoed Dan Fitzgerald interrogatively. He was a tall man broad in the shoulder lean in the flank and extraordinarily handsome; yet the most noticeable quality in the face which was looking down at the very ordinary woman squatting upon a very ordinary dustheap was not its beauty but its vitality. About The Author: Flora Annie Steel 2 April 1847 � 12 April 1929 was a writer who lived in British India for 22 years. She was noted especially for books set in the Indian sub-continent or connected with it. Her novel On the Face of the Waters 1896 describes incidents in the Indian Mutiny. She was born Flora Annie Webster at Sudbury Priory Sudbury Middlesex the sixth child of George Webster. Her mother Isabella MacCallum was an heiress.In 1867 she married Henry William Steel a member of the Indian Civil Service and they lived in India until 1889 chiefly in the Punjab with which most of her books are connected.She grew deeply interested in native Indian life and began to urge educational reforms on the government of India. Mrs Steel herself became an Inspectress of Government and Aided Schools in the Punjab and also worked with John Lockwood Kipling Rudyard Kipling's father fostering Indian arts and crafts. When her husband's health was weak Flora Annie Steel took over some of his responsibilities. She also wrote a popular history of India. John F. Riddick describes Steel's The Hosts of the Lord as one of the ""three significant works"" produced by Anglo-Indian writers on Indian missionaries along with The Old Missionary 1895 by William Wilson Hunter and Idolatry 1909 by Alice Perrin. Among her other literary associates in India was Bithia Mary Croker. The Title 'The Potter's Thumb: A Novel written/authored/edited by Flora Annie Steel' published in the year 2023. The ISBN 9788121291811 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 357 Pages. The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History General. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: hardcover

Leather-Bound Books · Inde76,23 $US≈ 64,50 €

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