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Nightrunners of Bengal (Story-Tellers S.)
John Masters
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Description for Nightrunners of Bengal (Story-Tellers S.)
Paperback. Series: Story-Tellers S. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 384.
First published in 1951, The Nightrunners of Bengal is one of John Masters' series of seven novels which followed several generations of the Savage family serving in the British Army in India. Nightrunners of Bengal focuses on the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The central character, Captain Rodney Savage, is an officer in a Bengal Native Infantry regiment, based in the fictional city of Bhowani. When rebellion breaks out, the British community in Bengal is shattered. Savage's empathy for the Indians is shaken, as the British try to discover who is loyal to them and who is not. One ... Read more
First published in 1951, The Nightrunners of Bengal is one of John Masters' series of seven novels which followed several generations of the Savage family serving in the British Army in India. Nightrunners of Bengal focuses on the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The central character, Captain Rodney Savage, is an officer in a Bengal Native Infantry regiment, based in the fictional city of Bhowani. When rebellion breaks out, the British community in Bengal is shattered. Savage's empathy for the Indians is shaken, as the British try to discover who is loyal to them and who is not. One ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rupa
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Story-Tellers S.
Condition
New
Weight
274g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780285635524
SKU
V9780285635524
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About John Masters
John Masters was a British novelist and regular officer of the Indian Army. He wrote several novels set in India, the most famous of which, Bhowani Junction, was turned into a successful film starring Ava Gardner. He died in 1983.
Reviews for Nightrunners of Bengal (Story-Tellers S.)
The best historical novel about the Indian Mutiny that I have ever read.
John Raymond
Sunday Times
Simply as gripping exotic tales, his books read splendidly still... but they deserve to be read also as a revelation to the young and a reminder to the old of a vanished world.
The Tablet
One of the ... Read more
John Raymond
Sunday Times
Simply as gripping exotic tales, his books read splendidly still... but they deserve to be read also as a revelation to the young and a reminder to the old of a vanished world.
The Tablet
One of the ... Read more