and deconstructs the 1857 siege of Lucknow in this brilliant, funny, moving novel. He rinses the British imperialists for their arrogance and stupidity, but nobody is spared his satire.

THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. DUKE OF CORNWALL'S LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM. During the Siege of Lucknow, 510 women and children were trapped inside the ...

THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. DUKE OF CORNWALL'S LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM. During the Siege of Lucknow, 510 women and children were trapped inside the ...