The Adventures of Nevil Brooke: Or, How India was Won for EnglandG. Bell, 1877 |
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Página 98 - Strand, Stewart, well known in the metropolis by the designation of Walking Stewart. This singular man was originally educated at the Charter-house, and afterwards went to India as a writer in the service of the Honourable East India Company. He was employed as secretary to the nabob of Arcot, and expended a large sura in giving official entertainments, by order of his master.
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Página 1 - Arden, there stood a quaint, picturesque, ivy-grown cottage, scarcely changed in the eighteenth century from what it had been in the days of Queen Elizabeth.
Página 34 - I hasten to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, and to accept with gratitude the offer it contains.
Página 122 - Nevil embarked in one of these, and passing through roaring waves to the hot, wet sands, he set his foot for the first time on the soil of India.
Página 129 - But. don't let us talk any more about myself. I want to know what you think of this place, and the kind of life we lead here.