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The Yellow Scarf
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The Yellow Scarf
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The Yellow Scarf
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Rambles And Recollections Of An Indian Official
"Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official" is a memoir written by W. H. Sleeman. Sleeman, full name William Henry Sleeman (8 August 1788 – 10 February 1856), was a British colonial administrator and officer in the British East India Company. In his memoir, Sleeman recounts his experiences and adventures during his service as a British official in India. He provides vivid descriptions of the Indian landscape, culture, and society, offering insights into the colonial administration of the time. The book covers a wide range of topics, including encounters with Indian rulers, exploration of remote regions, encounters with wildlife, and efforts to combat criminal activities such as thuggee (organized robbery and murder). Sleeman's work gained popularity for its engaging narrative style and its ability to provide readers with a glimpse into the British Raj era in India. "Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official" remains a valuable historical account of British colonial rule and its impact on India.
A Journey Through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I and II
Major-general Sir William Henry Sleeman (8 August 1788 - 10 February 1856) was a British soldier and administrator in British India, best known for his work suppressing Thuggee activity. Sleeman wrote about wild children who had been raised by wolves with his notes on six cases. This was first published in the first volume of his Journey through the kingdom of Oude in 1848-1850 (1858) and reprinted in 1852 as An Account of Wolves Nurturing Children in Their Dens, by an Indian Official and in The Zoologist (1888 12(135):87-98).This caught the imagination of many and ultimately inspired Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli character. Sleeman is best known for his work suppressing the Thuggee secret society. In 1835, he captured "Feringhea" (also called Syeed Amir Ali, on whom the novel Confessions of a Thug is based) and got him to turn King's evidence. Sleeman wrote three books about the Thugs: Ramaseeana, or a Vocabulary of the peculiar language used by Thugs; Report on the Depredations Committed by the Thug Gangs of Upper and Central India; and The Thugs or Phansigars of India.
Ramaseeana
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The Thugs Or Phansigars of India
Excerpt from The Thugs or Phansigars of India: Comprising a History of the Rise and Progress of That Extraordinary Fraternity of Assassins From this repository of undigested materials, the compiler of the volume now offered to the public, has endeavoured to form a clear and suc cinct account of the Thugs, their peculiar super stitions, their methods of proceeding in robbing and murdering travellers, and the operations of the British government in India for the extirpation of this singular and unparalled system of assassination and plunder. To this he has added an Appendix, containing the vocabulary of their language, the disclosures made to Captain Sleeman by Thug informers, and a specimen o...
A Journey Through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I
Sir William Henry Sleeman (1788-1856) was a British soldier and administrator in India. While serving as Resident at the court of the King of Oude in Lucknow, he toured around the realm and collected information for the Governor-General about the proposed annexation of the kingdom by the East India Company. His letters and diaries suggest that he collected evidence for and against annexation. Sleeman described the kingdom of Oude as suffering from maladministration, anarchy, and lawlessness but highlighted that unlawful annexation would usher resentment and rebellion. Volume I exhibits Sleeman's account of his journey and a selection of private correspondence and Volume II discusses the social and economic condition of the kingdom.
