Across India

Across India

Oliver Optic, Noted academic, author, and Massachusetts state legislator (1822-1897)


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Dedication

- Preface

- About Finding The Longitude

- The Wreck In The Arabian Sea

- A Review Of The Past Fourteen Months

- First And Second Cutters To The Rescue

- The Titled Gentlemen Of The Travancore

- The General Introduction In The Cabin

- Dr. Ferrolan's Explanation Of The Wreck

- An Interview In The Captain's Cabin

- Concerning The Geography Of India

- The Flora And The Snakes Of India

- A Pleasant Dinner Party At Sea

- The Population And People Of India

- Lord Tremlyn Discourses More About India

- Sir Henry Havelock And The Mutiny

- Arrival Of The Guardian-mother At Bombay

- A Multitude Of Native Servants

- A Hospital For The Brute Creation

- A Snaky Spectacle In Bombay

- The Caves Of Elephanta

- A Juvenile Wedding And Hindu Theatricals

- Juggernaut And Jugglers

- A Mere Statement About Buddhism

- The Unexampled Liberality Of The Hosts

- The Reception Of The Maharajah At Baroda

- Felix Mcgavonty Brings Down Some Snakes

- The Magnificent Procession Of The Sowari

- Various Combats In The Guicowar's Arena

- At The Capital Of The Punjab

- The Wonderful City Of Delhi

- The Magnificent Mausoleum Of Agra

- The Terrible Story Of Cawnpore And Lucknow

- More Of Lucknow And Something Of Benares

- A Steamer Trip Up And Down The Ganges

- All Over The City Of Calcutta

- A Successful Hunt In The Sunderbunds

- The Parting Festivities On The Hoogly

- The Farewell To Ceylon And India