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A Tea Planter's Life in Assam: With Seventy-Five Illustrations by the Author
Excerpt from A Tea Planter's Life in Assam: With Seventy-Five Illustrations by the Author
There are, doubtless, many intending emigrants who desire to learn something of the country in which they purpose spending some years of their lives, and what may be the probability of acquiring sufficient wealth to enable them to return home with a com petence for the remainder of their days. When in such a position myself, my inquiries, addressed to travellers who seemed to know most corners of the world, obtained but meagre replies: Assam - yes beastly unhealthy hole; better not go there. Beyond this point their knowledge did not appear to extend. Other sources of information were consulted, but in vain was anything definite looked for. At length an old friend resident in Assam sent me the long-desired information, and this, together with my own subse quent experience, I now hand over to my readers.
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There are, doubtless, many intending emigrants who desire to learn something of the country in which they purpose spending some years of their lives, and what may be the probability of acquiring sufficient wealth to enable them to return home with a com petence for the remainder of their days. When in such a position myself, my inquiries, addressed to travellers who seemed to know most corners of the world, obtained but meagre replies: Assam - yes beastly unhealthy hole; better not go there. Beyond this point their knowledge did not appear to extend. Other sources of information were consulted, but in vain was anything definite looked for. At length an old friend resident in Assam sent me the long-desired information, and this, together with my own subse quent experience, I now hand over to my readers.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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294 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1884
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April 13, 2020
An informative book on life of planters in late 19th century Assam. The author is having good sense of humour and explains nitty gritties like life of the labourers, source of labourers, travel, accomodation and food habits of the planters.
Must read for any curious person who visits Assam and comes across Tea Gardens
Must read for any curious person who visits Assam and comes across Tea Gardens
September 8, 2022
Found this e-book on Barnes & Noble instead:
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June 14, 2021
This is a very informative book on any aspiring youngster wanting to stare the a career in the Tea plantations of Assam in particular.
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