Vagabond Princess

Author : Ruby Lal
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300277494

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Vagabond Princess by Ruby Lal Pdf

A captivating biography of one of the world’s greatest adventurers, the itinerant Mughal Princess Gulbadan, based on her long-forgotten memoir “Finally, a serious consideration of Gulbadan’s achievement.’”—Kirkus Reviews Situated in the early decades of the magnificent Mughal Empire, this first ever biography of Princess Gulbadan offers an enthralling portrait of a charismatic adventurer and unique pictures of the multicultural society in which she lived. Following a migratory childhood that spanned Kabul and north India, Gulbadan spent her middle years in a walled harem established by her nephew Akbar to showcase his authority as the Great Emperor. Gulbadan longed for the exuberant itinerant lifestyle she’d known. With Akbar’s blessing, she led an unprecedented sailing and overland voyage and guided harem women on an extended pilgrimage in Arabia. Amid increasing political tensions, the women’s “un-Islamic” behavior forced their return, lengthened by a dramatic shipwreck in the Red Sea. Gulbadan wrote a book upon her return, the only extant work of prose by a woman of the age. A portion of it is missing, either lost to history or redacted by officials who did not want the princess to have her say. Vagabond Princess contemplates the story of the missing pages and breathes new life into a daring historical figure. It offers a portal to a richly complex world, rife with movement and migration, where women’s conviviality, adventure, and autonomies shine through.

Author : Ruby Lal
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780300251272

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Vagabond Princess by Ruby Lal Pdf

A captivating biography of one of the world's greatest adventurers, the itinerant Mughal Princess Gulbadan, based on her long-forgotten memoir "Finally, a serious consideration of Gulbadan's achievement.'"--Kirkus Reviews Situated in the early decades of the magnificent Mughal Empire, this first ever biography of Princess Gulbadan offers an enthralling portrait of a charismatic adventurer and unique pictures of the multicultural society in which she lived. Following a migratory childhood that spanned Kabul and north India, Gulbadan spent her middle years in a walled harem established by her nephew Akbar to showcase his authority as the Great Emperor. Gulbadan longed for the exuberant itinerant lifestyle she'd known. With Akbar's blessing, she led an unprecedented sailing and overland voyage and guided harem women on an extended pilgrimage in Arabia. Amid increasing political tensions, the women's "un-Islamic" behavior forced their return, lengthened by a dramatic shipwreck in the Red Sea. Gulbadan wrote a book upon her return, the only extant work of prose by a woman of the age. A portion of it is missing, either lost to history or redacted by officials who did not want the princess to have her say. Vagabond Princess contemplates the story of the missing pages and breathes new life into a daring historical figure. It offers a portal to a richly complex world, rife with movement and migration, where women's conviviality, adventure, and autonomies shine through.

Author : Hayford Peirce
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781434412492

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Dinosaur Park by Hayford Peirce Pdf

"Dinosaur Park" is a loving homage to the works of Jack Vance. Thousands of years from now, the human race has expanded throughout the galaxy, colonizing millions of worlds and creating myriads of bizarre new religious cults and sects. One of these worlds is Stohlson's Redemption, where the human settlers raise dinosaurs for their religious ceremonies. When the ten-year-old Kerryl Ryson creates an unseemly incident that upsets a visiting Important Person, his father is fed to a dinosaur -- as an object lesson in politeness -- and his remaining family are sold into slavery. For sixteen years Kerryl has plotted his revenge. Now, with the aid of a beautiful noblewoman, a time machine, a race of aliens who use the Mesozoic Era of Earth as a setting for adventure videos, and a stampede of ravaging dinosaurs, Kerryl gets his chance to even the interstellar score. But first he has to escape from several death sentences. . . . In fact, he must come back from the dead! "Space opera took a unique form in the hands of Jack Vance, as he transformed two-fisted swash-buckling to an artistry of pungent, subtle ironies. . . . [Dinosaur Park] is a very faithful effort, chock-a-block with poignant nomenclature, strange lands, and dinosaurs (cf The Dragon Masters), and featuring the requisite grim young hero out for revenge. " --Locus "This book is a screamingly funny sendup of Jack Vance's writing style by the author of ' Napoleon Disentimed' and the Chap Foey Rider stories in Analog magazine. If you are a Vance fan, do not miss it!" -- Raymond's Reviews "Of all the writers I discovered during my years as an editor, Hayford Peirce is the most original stylist and undoubtedly the one with the wickedest sense of humor." -- Ben Bova "Hayford Peirce is debonair, witty, and a keen student of the cosmopolis: all of which is reflected in his writing. He also displays a knack for seizing and holding a reader's attention: certainly he is among the most entertaining of all science-fiction writers." -- Jack Vance

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3007359

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Livestock Catalog by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Moir Bussey,Thomas Gaspey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : France
ISBN : OXFORD:555046647

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A History of France and of the French People by George Moir Bussey,Thomas Gaspey Pdf

Author : George Moir Bussey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 746 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555005414

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The pictorial history of France and of the French people, to the Revolution, by G.M. Bussey and T. Gaspey by George Moir Bussey Pdf

Author : Lloyd's Register Foundation
Publisher : Lloyd's Register
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1938-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Lloyd’s Register of Yachts 1938 by Lloyd's Register Foundation Pdf

The Lloyd’s Register of Yachts was first issued in 1878, and was issued annually until 1980, except during the years 1916-18 and 1940-46. Two supplements containing additions and corrections were also issued annually. The Register contains the names, details and characters of Yachts classed by the Society, together with the particulars of other Yachts which are considered to be of interest, illustrates plates of the Flags of Yacht and Sailing Clubs, together with a List of Club Officers, an illustrated List of the Distinguishing Flags of Yachtsmen, a List of the Names and Addresses of Yacht Owners, and much other information. For more information on the Lloyd’s Register of Yachts, please click here: https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/archive-library/lloyds-register-of-yachts-online

Author : Henry Arthur Jones
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1982-09-09
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521299365

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Plays by Henry Arthur Jones by Henry Arthur Jones Pdf

The Silver King, The Case of Rebellious Susan, and The Liars, with a full introduction.

Author : R,V. Smith
Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9789351941255

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Delhi by R,V. Smith Pdf

Ronald Vivian Smith is an author of personal experiences – a rare breed to find in a time when even journalists hesitate to put pen to paper without scanning through the internet. A definitive voice when it comes to some known and unknown tales and an inspiration to a new generation of city-scribes, Smith is a master-chronicler of Delhi’s myriad realities. Among the capital’s most ardent lovers, Smith believes in the power of observation and interaction. His travels across Delhi, most often in a DTC bus, examine the big and small curiosities – seamlessly juxtaposing the past with the present. Be it the pride he encounters in the hutments of one of Chandni Chowk’s age-old beggar families, or his ambling walks around Delhi’s now-dilapidated cemeteries, Smith paints with his words a city full of magic and history. This anthology features short essays on the Indian sultanate, its fall after the British Raj, and its resurrection to become what it is today – the National Capital Territory of Delhi. ‘No amount of bookish knowledge can compete with the sort of insights and real, lived memories he [Smith] has.’ —Rakshanda Jalil, LiveMint ‘… When it comes to writing on monuments of Delhi – known, little known or unknown – no one does a better job than R.V. Smith.’ —Khushwant Singh, Hindustan Times

Author : Maurice Maeterlinck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010192958

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The Plays of Maurice Maeterlinck ...: Princess Maleine. The intruder. The blind. The seven princesses by Maurice Maeterlinck Pdf

Author : Anna Clark
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400849543

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Scandal by Anna Clark Pdf

Are sex scandals simply trivial distractions from serious issues or can they help democratize politics? In 1820, George IV's "royal gambols" with his mistresses endangered the Old Oak of the constitution. When he tried to divorce Queen Caroline for adultery, the resulting scandal enabled activists to overcome state censorship and revitalize reform. Looking at six major British scandals between 1763 and 1820, this book demonstrates that scandals brought people into politics because they evoked familiar stories of sex and betrayal. In vibrant prose woven with vivid character sketches and illustrations, Anna Clark explains that activists used these stories to illustrate constitutional issues concerning the Crown, Parliament, and public opinion. Clark argues that sex scandals grew out of the tension between aristocratic patronage and efficiency in government. For instance, in 1809 Mary Ann Clarke testified that she took bribes to persuade her royal lover, the army's commander-in-chief, to promote officers, buy government offices, and sway votes. Could women overcome scandals to participate in politics? This book also explains the real reason why the glamorous Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, became so controversial for campaigning in a 1784 election. Sex scandal also discredited Mary Wollstonecraft, one of the first feminists, after her death. Why do some scandals change politics while others fizzle? Edmund Burke tried to stir up scandal about the British empire in India, but his lurid, sexual language led many to think he was insane. A unique blend of the history of sexuality and women's history with political and constitutional history, Scandal opens a revealing new window onto some of the greatest sex scandals of the past. In doing so, it allows us to more fully appreciate the sometimes shocking ways democracy has become what it is today.

Author : Edward Cave
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Books and bookselling
ISBN : OXFORD:555092527

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The Gentleman's Magazine: Or, Monthly Intelligencer by Edward Cave Pdf

Author : Sylvanus Urban (pseud. van Edward Cave.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000017970

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Gentleman's Magazine, Or Monthly Intelligencer by Sylvanus Urban (pseud. van Edward Cave.) Pdf

Author : E. A. Smith
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780750981668

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A Queen on Trial by E. A. Smith Pdf

Chronicling as it does the breakdown of George IV's marriage to his loathed cousin Caroline, and his futile attempt to divorce her and deprive her of her royal rights and status, A Queen on Trial throws up fascinating parallels with Diana and Charles' acrimonious separation and comes as a timely reminder of the cyclical, repetitive nature of history.

Author : Lord Charles Abbot Colchester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Electronic
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000042164

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The Diary and Correspondence of Charles Abbot, Lord Colchester by Lord Charles Abbot Colchester Pdf