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Flora Annie Steel
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
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Short excerpt: Would you like to know how these stories are told? Come with me and you shall see. There! take my hand and do not be afraid for Prince…
An English writer, Steel married an Indian civilian, and lived in India, chiefly in the Punjab area, with which most of her books are connected. Her interest in the education…
Offering the reader a glimpse into colonial India that is typical with Steele’s fiction, weaving a delicate story to the backdrop of British imperialism in an exotic land.
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An entertaining and insightful novel, highly recommended for those with an interest in India’s history.
Flora Annie Steel was an English writer who notably lived in British India for 22 years and is best remembered for her books set or related to the sub-continent. Like…
In the Guardianship of God from Flora Annie Steel. English writer (1847-1929).
In the Tideway from Flora Annie Steel. English writer (1847-1929).
An entertaining and insightful novel, this book is highly recommended for those with an interest in India’s history.
Mistress of Men is a 1917 novel by Flora Annie Steel. Flora Annie Steel (1847 - 1929) was an English writer who notably lived in British India for 22 years…
On the Face of the Waters - A Tale of Mutiny is a 1896 historical novel by Flora Annie Steel set in 1850s India during the Sepoy Rebellion, which resulted…
Like most of Steele’s work, these tales are set in colonial India and offer a unique insight into what life was like at that time.
This fascinating novel offers the reader a glimpse into colonial India that is typical of Steel’s fiction, weaving a delicate story to the backdrop of British imperialism in an exotic…
Steel’s historical novel offers the reader a glimpse into colonial India that is typical of her fiction, weaving a delicate story to the backdrop of British imperialism in an exotic…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
A collection of short stories, these tales are set in colonial India and offer a unique insight into what life was like at that time.
Miss Stuart's Legacy, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in…
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books…
This reprint of Tales of the Punjab, with its illuminating new introdution by Dr Tariq Rahman, serves both its primary purpose of making an important collection of folktales available once…
An expansive collection of essays about an unconventional memsahib, a noted Victorian feminist and writer.
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Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in children's literature. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1850s and before, are now extremely…
Flora Annie Steel,Grace Gardiner
The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook is a vintage handbook designed for Indian housekeepers, containing information on how to perform a variety of household tasks ranging from keeping accounts to…
The classic fictionalized story of a little boy who lived to be perhaps the greatest king this world has ever seen.
Long before he entered history books as Emperor Akbar…
Tales of the Punjab is a collection of folk tales from the region. They are stories handed down orally by a people who mostly could not read or write, and…
This book contains not only over 40 fairy tales, such as Jack and the Beanstalk , The Babes in the Woods , but stories from different traditions also make an…
With 16 full-page colour plates as well. Over 40 beloved tales, including Tattercoats, Jack the Giant Killer, Jack and the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington, Little Red Riding Hood, Childe Rowland, and…
Flora Annie Webster Steel
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of early 20th-century India with this engaging novel by Flora Annie Webster Steel. The Potter's Thumb follows the lives of two young women, separated…
In The Tideway is a novel written by Flora Annie Webster Steel and published in 1897. The story takes place in Calcutta, India, during the late 19th century and follows…
In fact, like many another woman of her type–many a man also–Gwen Boynton had taken refuge from the greater remorse in the lesser one–if indeed there was a greater one?–if…
This collection of short stories by Flora Annie Steel offers a glimpse into the diverse cultures and religions of India, and explores themes of love, loss, and redemption. The stories…
Set in colonial India, this novel explores the complex relationships between British colonizers and Indian natives, with a focus on the themes of love, mercy, and justice.
This work has…
From The Five Rivers is a collection of short stories written by Flora Annie Webster Steel, first published in 1893. The book is set in India, where Steel lived for…
Title: On the Face of the Waters. [A novel.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world’s…
""Red Rowans"" is a novel written by Flora Annie Webster Steel and first published in 1894. The story is set in the Scottish Highlands and follows the life of a…
Title: The Flower of Forgiveness [and other stories].Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world’s largest…
Title: Red Rowans. [A novel.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world’s largest research libraries holding…
Title: In the Tideway. [A novel.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world’s largest research libraries…
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