The fishing fleet : husband-hunting in the Raj
De Courcy, Anne2012
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From the late 19th century, when the Raj was at its height, many of Britain's best and brightest young men went out to India to work. Countless young women, suffering at the lack of eligible men, followed in their wake. The women were known as 'the fishing fleet', and this text is their story.
Main title:
The fishing fleet : husband-hunting in the Raj / Anne de Courcy.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2012.
Collation:
ix, 335 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780297863823 (hbk)
Dewey class:
954.035082
Language:
English
Subject:
British -- India -- Social life and customs -- 19th centuryBritish -- India -- Social life and customs -- 20th centuryWomen -- India -- Social life and customs -- 19th centuryWomen -- India -- Social life and customs -- 20th centuryCourtship -- India -- History -- 19th centuryCourtship -- India -- History -- 20th centuryIndia -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947
BRN:
399443