Indian History in Anglo-Indian Fiction
Abstract
a very large amount of Anglo-Indian fiction consists of books illustrating some phase of the history of India, past or present. Most of these books have one characteristic in common; if they are good history, they are bad novels, and if they are good novels they are bad history. Most of them imitate Scott or Bulwer Lytton, and have no higher aim than that of reproducing picturesque scenes or sensational incidents. In character-drawing, both historical and imaginative, they are poor.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Literature: history
themes
analysis
Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
South Asian Studies and Diaspora
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 241–267
- Publication date
- 6 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter