Bibliograph

The fishing fleet, husband-hunting in the Raj, Anne de Courcy

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The fishing fleet, husband-hunting in the Raj, Anne de Courcy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-318) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The fishing fleet

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

850221521

Responsibility statement

Anne de Courcy

Sub title

husband-hunting in the Raj

Summary

"The fascinating and entertaining true stories of the young Victorian women on the hunt for husbands among the colonial businessmen and bureaucrats in the Raj"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

'Champagne has been known to allay sea sickness when all else failed' : The voyage out -- 'Happy hunting-ground of the single girl' : The women who went out -- 'Kisses on the boat deck' : Love at sea -- 'A 300-a-year man-- dead or alive' : The men they met -- 'Welcome to India' : Arrivals -- 'A hell of a heat' : The climate -- 'Parties, parties, parties' : The social whirl -- The viceroy's daughter : Elisabeth Bruce -- 'There are so many "ladies"' : Viceregal entertainments -- 'I told him it was only the moonlight' : Courtship -- 'It would be a pleasure to be in his harem, I thought' : Maharajas -- 'Us and them' : Brits and Indians -- 'I thought my heart was going to jump out of my body' : Grace Trotter -- 'Where every Jack has someone else's Jill' : The hills -- '"No" would have been unthinkable' : Engagement -- Daughter of the Raj : Bethea Field -- 'Colonels must marry' : Marriage -- 'No one will want to marry me now!' : Perils -- 'As I inspected ours I sighed a bit' : The first home -- 'But what about horses? And polo? And parties?' : Iris Butler -- 'Just lift up your skirts and you'll be all right' : Up country -- 'Cheerio, old girl' : Sheila Hingston

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