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“Things Seen in…” seems to have been a series of guidebooks aimed at European visitors to foreign parts in the early 20th Century – roughly the equivalent of today’s Lonely Planet Guides. Who better to write the entry for Northern Indian than the veteran medical missionary to the region Theodore Leighton Pennell [1867-1912]. It would…
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Winifred Booth [1874-1942] established a mission and was active in Zenana work, serving alongside her husband Ernest A. Booth [1873-1939] in India. In this book Mrs Booth recounts some of her experiences. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing a copy of this book to scan. This title is in the Public Domain. Winifred Booth…
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Reginald Heber [1783-1826] served in Norway, Sweden and Russia before becoming the second bishop of Calcutta in 1823. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy to digitise. This book is in the Public Domain. Arthur Montefiore [1859-1927], Reginald Heber. Bishop of Calcutta. Scholar and Evangelist. New York: Fleming H. Revell Co.,…
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Jacob Chamberlain served for 37 years as a missionary to the Telugu people of India. This book records a number of his adventures. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of the book to scan. This title is in the Public Domain. Jacob Chamberlain [1835-1908], In the Tiger Country and Other…