Fiction occupies a central position in colonial discourse.
These address some of the central themes of the colonial experience, charting the expansion of western influence through sea-borne exploration, the exploitation of resources and peoples and the imposition of western legal and geographical boundaries on the colonised. We then commence with coverage of Indian Fiction. There are also a number of non-fictional works describing life in India. There are tales and histories of the Indian Mutiny, of inter-racial love affairs, of the problems of rule in India, and of the problems of being ruled. Further parts will cover the West Indies, Africa and Australasia.