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Original Letters from India
Contributor(s): Fay, Eliza (Author), Forster, E. M. (Notes by), Winchester, Simon (Introduction by)
ISBN: 1590173368     ISBN-13: 9781590173367
Publisher: New York Review of Books
OUR PRICE:   $15.26  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Letters
- Travel | Asia - India & South Asia
- Non-classifiable
Dewey: 915.404
LCCN: 2009031818
Series: New York Review Books Classics
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.08" W x 7.96" (0.64 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Indian
 
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Publisher Description:
Eliza Fay's origins are obscure; she was not beautiful, rich, or outlandishly accomplished. Yet the letters she wrote from her 1779 voyage across the globe captivated E. M. Forster, who arranged for their British publication in 1925. The letters have been delighting readers ever since with their truth-is-stranger-than-fiction twists and turns, their earthy humor, and their depiction of an indomitable woman.

When the intrepid Mrs. Fay departed from Dover more than two hundred years ago, she embarked on a grueling twelve-month journey through much of Europe, up the Nile, over the deserts of Egypt, and finally across the ocean to India. Along the way her party encountered wars, territorial disputes, brigands, and even imprisonment.

Fay was a contemporary of Jane Austen, but her adventures are worthy of a novel by Daniel Defoe. These letters--unfiltered, forthright, and often hilarious--bring the perils and excitements of an earlier age to life.