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''Anglo-Indian domestic life : a letter from an artist in India to his mother in England'' [Online version] 2nd Edition Calcutta: Thacker,Spink, 1862

With illustrations A fascinating ramble through the domestic circumstances of British residents in Calcutta prior to the Indian Mutiny, with some later additions and modifications. Dedicated to his mother and generously illustrated, Grant provides descriptions of such diverse topics as the layout of houses, the multitude of servants and their tasks, the best markets for various goods, where to find a plumber, cost of items and local fruit and vegetables. An explanation of the various means to keep cool extends from the home to a description of the arrangement of pulleys and ropes used to control the punkahs in St Paul's Cathedral. Excellent background material for family historians available as full view at [http://books.google.com/books?id=ukoOAAAAQAAJ Google Books]