This amusing volume lets the reader very much behind the scenes, as regards haut ton in Asia. Since the appearance of the Arabian Nights, there has been no such exposition of the sayings and doings of eastern royalty.—N. Y. Daily Times.
Lucknow, the capital, is noted for its extraordinary menagerie of wild animals, and one of the chief amusements of the court appears to have been to witness them fight. Some very exciting contests are narrated, and the book contains much of interest to the sportsman. It also conveys a vivid picture of eastern manners, as seen in all their familiarity; and some of the adventures recorded are scarcely less wonderful than those of Hajji Baba.—Boston Traveller.
The career of the cabin-boy barber, who exercised such great influence over the crown, and so much to his own advantage, having amassed the sum of £240,000 before he returned, is a very curious one, and well told. On the whole, this is one of the most amusing books of the season.—Boston Telegraph.
He lifts the curtain and unfolds the minutiæ of the daily life of an absolute sovereign. We learn more of eastern manners and Hindoo peculiarities than from stately historians or elaborate geographies. We can commend it as an entertaining volume.—Religious Herald Richmond. Va.
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