LINGUISTIC AND ORIENTAL ESSAYS.
Written from the Year 1846 to 1878.
By Robert Needham Cust,
Late Member of Her Majesty's Indian Civil Service;
Hon. Secretary to the Royal Asiatic Society; and
Author of "The Modern Languages of the East Indies."
"We know none who has described Indian life, especially the life of the natives, with so much learning, sympathy, and literary talent."—Academy.
"They seem to us to be full of suggestive and original remarks."—St. James's Gazette.
"His book contains a vast amount of information. The result of thirty-five years of inquiry, reflection, and speculation, and that on subjects as full of fascination as of food for thought."—Tablet.
"Exhibit such a thorough acquaintance with the history and antiquities of India as to entitle him to speak as one having authority."—Edinburgh Daily Review.
"The author speaks with the authority of personal experience.... It is this constant association with the country and the people which gives such a vividness to many of the pages."—Athenæum.
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