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Item specifics
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- Title
- The Fishing Fleet: Husband-Hunting in the Raj
- ISBN
- 0753828960
- EAN
- 9780753828960
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Date of Publication
- 2013-10-24
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Release Title
- The Fishing Fleet: Husband-Hunting in the Raj
- Artist
- de Courcy, Anne
- Brand
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- Colour
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- Publication Year
- 2013
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Fishing Fleet: Husband-Hunting in the Raj
- Item Height
- 196 mm
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Topic
- History
- Item Weight
- 340 g
- Item Width
- 126 mm
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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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 as administrators, soldiers and businessmen. With the advent of steam travel and the opening of the Suez Canal, countless young women, suffering at the lack of eligible men in Britain, followed in their wake. This amorphous band was composed of daughters returning after their English education, girls invited to stay with married sisters or friends, and yet others whose declared or undeclared goal was simply to find a husband. They were known as the Fishing Fleet, and this book is their story, hitherto untold. For these young women, often away from home for the first time, one thing they could be sure of was a rollicking good time. By the early 20th century, a hectic social scene was in place, with dances, parties, amateur theatricals, picnics, tennis tournaments, cinemas and gymkhanas, with perhaps a tiger shoot and a glittering dinner at a raja's palace thrown in. And, with men outnumbering women by roughly four to one, romances were conducted at alarming speed and marriages were frequent. But after the honeymoon, life often changed dramatically: whisked off to a remote outpost with few other Europeans for company, and where constant vigilance was required to guard against disease, they found it a far cry from the social whirlwind of their first arrival. Anne de Courcy's sparkling narrative is enriched by a wealth of first-hand sources - unpublished memoirs, letters and diaries rescued from attics - which bring this forgotten era vividly to life.
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Publisher
Orion Publishing Group
ISBN-13
9780753828960
eBay Product ID (ePID)
176294559
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Fishing Fleet: Husband-Hunting in the Raj
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
History
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
196 mm
Item Weight
340 g
Item Width
126 mm
Additional Product Features
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United Kingdom
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- c***4 (201)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe book arrived in perfect condition well packaged. It was a couple of days later than promised but I think this was a PO problem rather than the seller. A good price and as described. When the seller was contacted as the book had not arrived they immediately replied - could not fault. Would use this seller again.
- u***q (568)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI buy from this seller all the time and believe them to be the best of the BIG second-hand UK sellers. Comms are excellent and they respond quickly and make a real effort to resolve issues. Pricing is good and descriptions accurate and fair. Postage is free so there won't be any extra packing but I've never had a problem with items damaged in transit.