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Wanderings of a Pilgrim in search of the picturesque, during four-and-twenty years in the East; with revelations of life in the Zenana. By Fānī Pārks

Fanny Parks · 1850 · Scanned text

205,593 words · about 14 h 24 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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About this book

Author
Fanny Parks
Language
English
Published
1850
Length
205,593 words · about 14 h 24 min
Sections
3 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public Domain Mark 1.0

 

Contents (3)
  1. Front matter about 6 h 57 min
  2. Introduction about 6 h 35 min
  3. Appendix about 51 min

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Front matter

KANIYAJEE AND TTTE GOPEI WANDERINGS OF A PILGRIM, IN SEARCH OF Œ|je futures qtu, DURING FOUR-AND-TWENTY YEARS IN THE EAST; WITH REVELATIONS OF LIFE IN THE ZENANA. BY i_r6b, Ju ILLUSTRATED WITH SKETCHES FROM NATURE. '■ Let the result be what it may, I have launched niy boat." IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. LONDON: PELHAM RICHARDSON, 23, CORNHILL. 1850. LONDON : GILBERT & RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, st. John's square. LIST OF PLATES TO VOL. II. No. To face page 29. Frontispiece — Kaniya-jee and the Gopis, to face the Title 30. Superstitions of the Natives ...... 9 31. The Spring-Bow 73 32. Kaniya-jee and the GopTs ... ... 121 33. Ancient Hindu Ruin 143 34. The Hindu Triad 147 35. Plan of Delhi 193 36. View from the Pilgrim's Bangla ...... 237 37. The Kharita 250 38. Pennycross Chapel 341 39. The Bushwoman 360 40.

A Kafir Warrior 369 41. The Southern Cross ........ 375 42. Jaganath 384 43. Three Satis and a Mandap near Ghazipur . . . .419 44. Kalsas 421 45. The Temple of Bhawani . . . . . . . 449 46. Bhagwan 450 47. Native Sugar Mills 457 48. Waterspouts 493 49. Pico 494 50. Elevation of the Himalaya. CONTENTS TO VOL. II.

CHAPTER XXXIX. THE MAHRATTA CAMP AND ZENANA.

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