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Fishing Fleet: husband hunting in the Raj
by Anne De Courcy
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- 9780297868477
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Very Good. 0.04 x 0.04 x 0.04 inches. Paperback. 2012. 390 pages. <br>When the British went to India to trade and work, the men who left the country knew they would probably not return and married Indian wives or took Indian mistresses. As the East India Company was replaced by government, men were curtailed from doing this by various means. The Company then began to pay passage ... .
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On Jan 10 2020, a reader said:
I thought it was extremely well written, with true historical material, such as letters, comments etc.It would make a great movie, as the descriptions written in the book really grab the reader's attention to a point of not wanting the chapter to end..The continued " follow ups" regarding certain people was also helpful & done in a way that was not disruptive to the story & placed in certain chapters to illicit continued interest into the narrative..one of the best books I've read in years !
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- Title
- Fishing Fleet: husband hunting in the Raj
- Author
- Anne De Courcy
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- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- ISBN 10
- 0297868470
- ISBN 13
- 9780297868477
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
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