Miss Eden's letters

by Emily Eden, Violet Mary Dickinson

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Genres: Classics, Nonfiction

456 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1919

About the author

Emily Eden (1797–1869) was an English poet and novelist who gave witty pictures of English life in the early 19th century.

Eden's works include: Portaits of the People and Princes of India (1844), The Semi-Detached House (1859), The Semi- Attached Couple (1860), 'Up the Country': Letters Written to Her Sister from India (1866) and Letters from India (1872).

Reviews

[Jo Walton]

Apart from a smidgen of period racism, these letters are adorable -- ascerbic, funny, and self-deprecating.

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

The closest anyone has ever come to being Jame Austen, Emily Eden is a dream of a writer: witty, observant and playful. While not as easy to enjoy as her two novels, The Semi-Attached House and The Semi-Detached Couple, these letters are great fun to read.

[Mommalibrarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of real people probably doing significant things but glancingly mentioned. Miss Eden certainly had a sense of humor. She was in contact with all the highest levels of people in England and spent time in India as well. Useless read but fun when I had nothing else available.

[Shaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

These letters are really great to read, they're chatty and Emily Eden's personality really comes through in them. I knew she lived some years inn India and as I was reading the letters in the years prior to that I kept thinking it must have been so difficult for her to go away and when she does go and I was reading the letters she wrote from there it showed how hard it was for her to be away and how much she wanted to go back. It felt like I had truly got to know her a little bit.