Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 18578 ... - 9781108023238

Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 18578Author(s): John Kaye, George Bruce Malleson, George Bruce Malleson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108023238, 978-1108023238\nSynopsis\nThis six-volume History of the Indian Mutiny was first produced in 1890 by Colonel George Malleson [tel], who combined Sir John Kaye's History of the Sepoy War in India with his own later work. Kaye [tel] was a prolific writer of biography and history who started the Calcutta Review in 1844. His use of first-hand evidence, collected from personal and professional contacts, supports (perhaps predictably) his assertion that the rebellion is a story of British 'national character', and the narrative is illustrated with biographical and personal anecdotes. Malleson's contributions however are derived from his controversial 'Red Pamphlet' [tel] and other writings, in which he is unafraid to criticise or pr.