Facts and fiction
I was impressed with the Mallinson's bibliography , it provides excellent material for exploration. There is one major gaffe, the Indian Mutiny did not start in 1856, but in the following year 1857, at Meerut on a Sunday, May 10th.My other problem with this book was that the hero was always triumphant with whatever he undertook, which was not very realistic for India, and what happened to his poor fiancee? Is she still on the pier in France?