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→Other aspects of society: alter Ballads of Burma link to free version (per Maureene)
Captain Atkinson of the HEIC Bengal Engineers was one of the most popular authors of his time in British India. His writing reflects the common attitudes and prejudices of British society of the period and may offend some modern readers. This illustrated collection of 40 humorous anecdotes featuring various stereotypes such as 'our colonel' and 'our doctor's wife', 'our cook room', and 'our pig-sticking' can be accessed at [http://www.archive.org/details/curryriceonforty00atkiuoft Archive.org].
A page from ''Ballads of Burma : anecdotal and analytical'' by Oolay (2007 reprint of a 1912 edition) at [http://bookswww.googlearchive.comorg/books?id=4qKEoh7i47EC&pg=RA1-PT6 Limited View Google Booksstream/balladsofburmaan00oolarich#page/4/mode/2up Archive.org] gives more details of George Atkinson.
