Excellent book. Not at all dry history. Written with a lot of feeling and period atmosphere. Jan (James) Morris is a very gifted writer. Much more than either an uncritical acceptance of the British Empire, or an uncritical denigration. While the Empire has mostly been a disaster for the Third World it has had some benefits, of which I wasn't aware.
Excellent Reading
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