Land of the Veda
Subtitle: Being Personal Reminiscences of India
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: February 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 564
ISBN-13: 9780766138810
Subjects: Christian mission & evangelism; History: American; History; History - General History; India; USA; Asia - India & South Asia; Christian Ministry - Missions; Missions & Missionary Work
First sentence: IN my youth I read those amazing descriptions of Oriental magnificence recorded by Sir Thomas Roe-England's first Embassador to India-and others, describing the power and glory of "The Great Mogul" in such glowing terms that they seemed more like the romance of the "Arabian Nights" than the real facts, which they were, of the daily life witnessed in that splendid Court.