The Great Mutiny
by Christopher Hibbert
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'By far the best single-volume description of the mutiny yet written' - Economist A beautifully written and meticulously researched narrative history of the great Indian uprising of 1857 by one of our most acclaimed living historians. First published in 1978 and re-issued with a handsome new cover for the 2002 paperback edition.Tags
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1695 The Great Mutiny: India 1857, by Christopher Hibbert (read 21 Feb 1982) This is the third book in a row that I have read by Christopher Hibbert. Frankly, it was not as good as I expected. It dwelt at great length on the events in India, as recorded by the participants. But it was very short on recording the whys and wherefores of events, and told nothing about the reaction in England. It concentrated on the trees and ignored the forest. I will say that the atrocities of the Indians were easily matched by the atrocities, albeit provoked, of the English. Despite this book not living up to expectations Hibbert has written other books I'd like to read, such as The Destruction of Lord Raglan; [ I did read it on 18 Sept 1993] and show more Agincourt [never have yet, but did read but did, on Jan 28, 2008, read Juliet Barker's book on that battle]. show less
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Christopher Hibbert: March 5, 1924 -- December 21, 2008 Historian Christopher Hibbert was born as Arthur Raymond Hibbert in Enderby, England in 1924. He dropped out of Oriel College to join the Army. He served with the London Irish Rifles and won the Military Cross. He earned a degree in history in 1948. Before becoming a full-time nonfiction show more writer, he worked as a real estate agent and a television critic for Truth magazine. He wrote more than 60 books throughout his lifetime including The Road to Tyburn (1957), Il Duce: The Life of Benito Mussolini(1962), George IV: Prince of Wales, 1762-1811 (1972), and George IV: Regent and King, 1812-1830 (1973). Hibbert was awarded the Heinemann Award for Literature in 1962 for The Destruction of Lord Raglan. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Geographical Society, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Literature by the University of Leicester. He died from bronchial pneumonia on December 21, 2008 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Great Mutiny
- Original publication date
- 1978
- People/Characters
- Sir Henry Lawrence
- Important places
- India
- Important events
- Victorian Era (1837 | 1901); British Raj (1857 | 1947); Indian Mutiny (1857-05 | 1858-06); Indian Rebellion of 1857
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- Members
- 378
- Popularity
- 82,823
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.66)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 8
