Author: George Robert Gleig
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Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Memoirs Of The Life Of The Right Hon. Warren Hastings, First Governor-General Of Bengal. Compiled From Original Papers
Author: George Robert Gleig
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Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Memoirs of the life of the Right Hon. Warren Hastings, first governor-general of Bengal
Author: George Robert Gleig
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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Memoirs of the Life of the Right Hon. Warren Hastings, First Governor-general of Bengal
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Hicky's Bengal Gazette
Author: Andrew Otis
Publisher: Footnote Press
ISBN: 180444166X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 319
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'An enthralling tale that ties together themes that are urgently relevant today: freedom of the press, the role of journalism, and the price of speaking truth to power' Sunny Singh Hicky's Bengal Gazette is the story of India's first newspaper and its pivotal role in exposing the corruption of the British imperialist project. The story opens in late-eighteenth century Calcutta. The British are well-ensconced in Bengal but the Raj has yet to emerge. Irishman, James August Hicky, arrives in Calcutta as a surgeon's mate, seeking his fame and fortune. He soon finds himself in debtors' prison, however, and it's while in jail that he first acquires the printing press that sets him on a collision course with the British East India Company. Sensing a business opportunity, Hicky established the first newspaper in South Asia but quickly became committed to the freedom of the press at great personal cost. His Gazette exposed corruption in the East India Company and embezzlement in the Christian Church, making himself two powerful enemies in the process: Johann Zacharias Kiernander, an influential missionary and Warren Hastings, the Governor General. Staunchly anti-war and anti-colonialist, Hicky's Bengal Gazette was known for its provocative content that included accusing aristocrats and politicians not only of tyranny but also erectile dysfunction. Trials, prison time and assassination attempts follow before Hicky dies mysteriously on a boat to China. His legacy in India endures to this day through the vibrant, modern media landscape.
Publisher: Footnote Press
ISBN: 180444166X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 319
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'An enthralling tale that ties together themes that are urgently relevant today: freedom of the press, the role of journalism, and the price of speaking truth to power' Sunny Singh Hicky's Bengal Gazette is the story of India's first newspaper and its pivotal role in exposing the corruption of the British imperialist project. The story opens in late-eighteenth century Calcutta. The British are well-ensconced in Bengal but the Raj has yet to emerge. Irishman, James August Hicky, arrives in Calcutta as a surgeon's mate, seeking his fame and fortune. He soon finds himself in debtors' prison, however, and it's while in jail that he first acquires the printing press that sets him on a collision course with the British East India Company. Sensing a business opportunity, Hicky established the first newspaper in South Asia but quickly became committed to the freedom of the press at great personal cost. His Gazette exposed corruption in the East India Company and embezzlement in the Christian Church, making himself two powerful enemies in the process: Johann Zacharias Kiernander, an influential missionary and Warren Hastings, the Governor General. Staunchly anti-war and anti-colonialist, Hicky's Bengal Gazette was known for its provocative content that included accusing aristocrats and politicians not only of tyranny but also erectile dysfunction. Trials, prison time and assassination attempts follow before Hicky dies mysteriously on a boat to China. His legacy in India endures to this day through the vibrant, modern media landscape.
Memoirs of the Life of Warren Hastings
Author: G. R. Gleig
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Languages : en
Pages : 562
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A Catalogue of the Library of the London Institution: The general library
Author: London Institution. Library
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 778
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 778
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Catalogue of the Books, Pamphlets, Pictures, and Maps in the Library of Parliament to September, 1911
Author: Commonwealth Parliamentary Library (Australia)
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Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 996
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Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 996
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Catalogue of the Library of Congress
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
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Category : Catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
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Catalogue of the Library Collected by Sir Charles Tennant, Bart
Author: Sir Charles Tennant
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Category : Early printed books
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Category : Early printed books
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Young Men's Association of the City of Chicago
Author: Young Men's Association of the City of Chicago. Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Languages : en
Pages : 306
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