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*[https://archive.org/details/administrationm00forrgoog ''The Administration of the Marquis of Lansdowne as Viceroy and Governor-general of India, 1888-1894''] by George W Forrest 1894 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/administrationm00forrgoog ''The Administration of the Marquis of Lansdowne as Viceroy and Governor-general of India, 1888-1894''] by George W Forrest 1894 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofindia00lethiala#page/170/mode/2up/ "Ancient and Modern Political Divisions"]  page 170 ''The History of India'' by Sir Roper Lethbridge September 1900 edition, with corrections 1898 (First edition 1875)
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofindia00lethiala#page/170/mode/2up/ "Ancient and Modern Political Divisions"]  page 170 ''The History of India'' by Sir Roper Lethbridge September 1900 edition, with corrections 1898 (First edition 1875)
*[https://archive.org/details/economichistoryo00dutt ''The Economic History of India under early British rule, from the rise of the British power in 1757 to the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837''] by Romesh Dutt 6th edition 1920 Archive.org. First published  c 1902.
:''The Economic History of India in the Victorian Age: From the Accession of Queen Victoria in 1837...''. Original title was'' India in the Victorian Age; an Economic History of the People'' [https://archive.org/details/indiainvictorian00duttuoft 1904 edition], [https://archive.org/details/economichistory00duttgoog 3rd edition 1908] Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/englandsdebttoin00lajp ''England's Debt to India: a Historical Narrative of Britain's Fiscal Policy in India''] by Lajpat Rai 1917 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/englandsdebttoin00lajp ''England's Debt to India: a Historical Narrative of Britain's Fiscal Policy in India''] by Lajpat Rai 1917 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/britishindia030566mbp ''British India from Queen Elizabeth to Lord Reading''] by an Indian Mahomedan 1926 Archive.org. Catalogued as ''British India''
*[https://archive.org/details/britishindia030566mbp ''British India from Queen Elizabeth to Lord Reading''] by an Indian Mahomedan 1926 Archive.org. Catalogued as ''British India''
*[https://archive.org/details/rthonmresmontagu00mont ''The Rt. Hon. Mr. E. S. Montagu on Indian Affairs''], published 1917. Archive.org. Mr Montagu was Secretary of State for India, in  Britain. Includes the Indian Budgets 1910-1913 and Mr Montagu’s views of the inefficiencies of the structure of Indian Government, as revealed by the Mesopotamian Commission.
*[https://archive.org/details/rthonmresmontagu00mont ''The Rt. Hon. Mr. E. S. Montagu on Indian Affairs''], published 1917. Archive.org. Mr Montagu was Secretary of State for India, in  Britain. Includes the Indian Budgets 1910-1913 and Mr Montagu’s views of the inefficiencies of the structure of Indian Government, as revealed by the Mesopotamian Commission.
*[https://archive.org/details/reportsed00indi ''Sedition Committee 1918 Report''] Superintendent Government Printing, Calcutta. 1918. Archive.org. One of the aims of the Committee was to “investigate and report on the nature and extent of the criminal conspiracies connected with the revolutionary movement in India.”
*[https://archive.org/details/reportsed00indi ''Sedition Committee 1918 Report''] Superintendent Government Printing, Calcutta. 1918. Archive.org. There was also a ''Secret Edition'' ref: IOR/V/26/262/1 British Library. One of the aims of the Committee was to “investigate and report on the nature and extent of the criminal conspiracies connected with the revolutionary movement in India.”
:[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/209606 ''Sedition Committee 1918 Appendices''] Pdf  download, Digital Library of India.
*''The Indian Year Book. A Statistical and Historical Annual of the Indian Empire. With an explanation of the principal topics of the day''. First issued 1914. Edited by Sir Stanley Reed. [https://archive.org/details/indianyearbook6191unse '''1919''': Sixth year of issue] [https://archive.org/stream/indianyearbook6191unse#page/n51/mode/2up Contents], [https://archive.org/stream/indianyearbook6191unse#page/809/mode/2up Index]; [https://archive.org/details/indianyearbook7192unse '''1920'''], [https://archive.org/stream/indianyearbook7192unse#page/n59/mode/2up  Contents], [https://archive.org/stream/indianyearbook7192unse#page/832/mode/2up Index] Archive.org. [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/discover?filtertype_1=title&filter_relational_operator_1=contains&filter_1=Indian+&filtertype_2=title&filter_relational_operator_2=contains&filter_2=Year&filtertype_3=title&filter_relational_operator_3=contains&filter_3=Book&filtertype_4=author&filter_relational_operator_4=contains&filter_4=Reed&submit_apply_filter=&query=&rpp=100&sort_by=dc.title_sort&order=asc ''The Indian Year Book'': Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India], filtered to show author Reed.  There may be additional volumes showing other authors.
*''India in 19**-19**'': A statement prepared for presentation to Parliament. Government of India Central Publication Branch  Archive.org
*''India in 19**-19**'': A statement prepared for presentation to Parliament. Government of India Central Publication Branch  Archive.org
:[http://archive.org/stream/indiain19221923031956mbp#page/n5/mode/2up ''India in 1922-23''] (1923), [http://archive.org/stream/indiain19221923031956mbp#page/n13/mode/2up Contents]; [http://archive.org/stream/indiain192324035446mbp#page/n3/mode/2up ''India in 1923-24''] (1924), [http://archive.org/stream/indiain192324035446mbp#page/n13/mode/2up Contents]; [http://archive.org/stream/indiain19301931032269mbp#page/n5/mode/2up ''India in 1930-1931''] (1932), [http://archive.org/stream/indiain19301931032269mbp#page/n11/mode/2up Contents].
:[http://archive.org/stream/indiain19221923031956mbp#page/n5/mode/2up ''India in 1922-23''] (1923), [http://archive.org/stream/indiain19221923031956mbp#page/n13/mode/2up Contents]; [http://archive.org/stream/indiain192324035446mbp#page/n3/mode/2up ''India in 1923-24''] (1924), [http://archive.org/stream/indiain192324035446mbp#page/n13/mode/2up Contents]; [http://archive.org/stream/indiain19301931032269mbp#page/n5/mode/2up ''India in 1930-1931''] (1932), [http://archive.org/stream/indiain19301931032269mbp#page/n11/mode/2up Contents].

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Scope of FIBIS' Interest

The main focus of FIBIS activities is the ‘sub-continent’ of India but we are also interested in all areas and activities of the British in South Asia including the following between the founding of the East India Company in 1599 to Indian Independence in 1947:

Also included are the activities of the East India Company in London and St. Helena.

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External links

Historical online books

The FIBIS Google Books Library
has books tagged:
History of India

Some general histories available as online books. Please note the dates that these have been written in order to be aware that some of the content may be outdated or incompatible with modern sensibilities.

  • Volume 1 From the earliest times to the sixth century B.C., by R.C. Dutt.
  • Volume 2 From the sixth century B.C. to the Mohammedan conquest, including the invasion of Alexander the Great, by V.A. Smith.
  • Volume 3 Mediaeval India from the Mohammedan conquest to the reign of Akbar the Great, by S. Lane-Poole.
  • Volume 4 From the reign of Akbar the Great to the fall of the Moghul empire, by S. Lane-Poole
  • Volume 5 The Mohammedan period as described by its own historians, by Sir H.M. Elliot.
  • Volume 6 From the first European settlements to the founding of the English East India company, by Sir W.W. Hunter
  • Volume 7 The European struggle for Indian supremacy in the seventeenth century, by Sir W.W. Hunter.
  • Volume 8 From the close of the seventeenth century to the present time, by Sir A.C. Lyall.
  • Volume 9 Historic accounts of India by foreign travellers, classic, oriental, and occidental, by A.V.W. Jackson
The Economic History of India in the Victorian Age: From the Accession of Queen Victoria in 1837.... Original title was India in the Victorian Age; an Economic History of the People 1904 edition, 3rd edition 1908 Archive.org.
Sedition Committee 1918 Appendices Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
India in 1922-23 (1923), Contents; India in 1923-24 (1924), Contents; India in 1930-1931 (1932), Contents.
The following books on Archive.org may require either a DjVu or Torrent (BitTorrent) plug-in: India in 1917-18; India in 1925-26; India in 1934-35
Editions for most years from 1917 to 1935 are available to read online on the Digital Library of India website, in TIFF format. The following are also available as pdf downloads: India in 1931-32 1933; India in 1934-35 1937.