The Last Mughal : The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 (Paperback)

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I really enjoy his literary devices and creative vivid narrative. I'm from Tamil Nadu, India. Parts outside of Tamil Nadu, India are foreign to me but I am curious to understand, learn about them. I've composed 30 Poetry and I can call myself a Poet. Long ago, I came across a German Orientali...

from RajivC

This is a fine book indeed. The title is a bit misleading, in that while it does shed considerable light on the last days of Bahadu Shah Zafar, it is not about him and his life in detail. It is really about Bahadur Shah Zafar's last days and years in the context of The Great Mutiny. It is indeed ...

from WaxPoetic

Mutiny, bloodshed and revolution have always held a place of disturbing awe in my heart. From the pages of books and the safe distance of history, of course. This telling of the story of the Mutiny of 1857 from the perspective of Delhi and the court of the last Mughal emperor is the story of a ci...

from LynnB

William Dalrymple's account of the fall of the Mughal dynasty in India is well researched, including perspectives from both British and Indian sources. It is long, but easy to read since the author has an almost conversational style of writing. The history of the 1857 Uprising and its various bat...

from solla

The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty by William Dalrymple - I was rushing to read both this and Blood Meridian as neither could be renewed at the library (on hold by someone else). What they have in common is covering nearly the same time period - 1857 in this case - and a lot of slaughter. Som...