Confessions of a Thug by Philip Meadows Taylor (English) Paperback Book

Description: Confessions of a Thug by Philip Meadows Taylor, Kim A. Wagner Confessions of a Thug was the first dramatic account to expose a European readership to the fantastic world of the murderous Thugs, or highway robbers, who strangled their victims and who have ever since been a stable of Western popular culture FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description You have given a faithful portrait of a Thugs life, his ceremonies, and his acts Often overshadowed by Kiplings Kim or Forsters A Passage to India, Philip Meadows Taylors forgotten classic, Confessions of a Thug (1839), is nevertheless the most influential novel of early nineteenth-century British India. This was the first dramatic account to expose a European readershipto the fantastic world of the murderous Thugs, or highway robbers, who strangled their victims and who have ever since been a stable of Western popular culture. Writing in the voice of a captured Thug, Taylor presents an Orientalist fantasythat is part picaresque adventure and part colonial exposé. Confessions of a Thug offers a unique glimpse of the colonial world in the making, revealing how the British imagined themselves to be omniscient and in complete control of their Indian subjects. This unique critical edition makes available a fascinating and significant work of Empire writing, in addition to excerpts from the original colonial texts that inspired Taylors narrative. Author Biography Kim A. Wagner is Professor of Global and Imperial History at Queen Mary, University of London. His research is situated at the cusp of Imperial and Global history, focussing on knowledge, crime and resistance in British India, and on colonial violence and warfare in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. His publications include Thuggee: Banditry and the British in Early Nineteenth-Century India (Palgrave, 2007); Stranglers and Bandits: AHistorical Anthology of Thuggee (OUP India, 2009); The Great Fear of 1857: Rumours, Conspiracies and the Making of the Indian Uprising (Peter Lang, 2010); The Skull of Alum Bheg: The Life and Death of a Rebel of 1857(Hurst/OUP/Penguin, 2017); and Amritsar 1919: An Empire of Fear and the Making of a Massacre (Yale, 2019). Table of Contents IntroductionNote on the TextSelect BibliographyA Chronology of Philip Meadows TaylorTHE CONFESSIONS OF A THUGAppendixGlossaryExplanatory Notes Review I strongly recommend the purchase of this novel to casual readers who want to enjoy an adventure that has some hints of history. * Pennsylvania Literary Journal * Long Description I fear that I have often wearied you by the minute relation of my history; but I have told all, nor concealed from you one thought, one feeling, much less any act which at this distance of time I can remember. Possibly you may have recorded what may prove fearfully interesting to your friends. If it be so, your end is answered; you have given a faithful portrait of a Thugs life, his ceremonies, and his acts; whist I am proud that the world will know of thedeeds and adventures of Ameer Ali, the Thug.Often overshadowed by Kiplings Kim or Forsters A Passage to India, Philip Meadows Taylors forgotten classic, Confessions of a Thug (1839), is nevertheless the most influential novel of early nineteenth-century British India. This was the first dramatic account to expose a European readership to the fantastic world of the murderous Thugs, or highway robbers, who strangled their victims and who have ever since been a stable of Western popular culture. Writing in the voice of a captured Thug, Taylor presents an Orientalist fantasy that is part picaresque adventure and part colonial expos Feature This new edition is based on the original 3-volume first edition from 1839 published by Oxford University Press, which is now extremely rareOne of the most important novels of British India, and comparable to Rudyard Kiplings Kim (1901) and E.M. Forsters A Passage to India (1924)Two original sources carefully transcribed as appendices further explore the ThuggeeIntroduction, comprehensive annotation, select bibliography and chronology of the author Details ISBN0198854641 Series Oxford Worlds Classics Language English ISBN-10 0198854641 ISBN-13 9780198854647 Format Paperback Author Kim A. Wagner Publisher Oxford University Press Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Year 2024 Edited by Kim A. Wagner Birth 1944 Affiliation Professor of Global and Imperial History, Queen Mary University of London Position Professor and Researcher, Center for Sociological Studies Qualifications PhD NZ Release Date 2024-02-08 DEWEY 823.8 Audience General Publication Date 2024-07-11 UK Release Date 2024-07-11 AU Release Date 2024-10-02 Pages 608 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160029744;

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