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BY-WAYS of BOMBAY (GLIMPSES OF BOMBAY AT THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY)

This enthralling book takes readers on a journey through the lesser-known streets and neighbourhoods of the bustling city of Bombay (Mumbai), at the turn of the nineteenth century. The author, S.M. Edwardes, was a British civil servant and Commissioner of Police, Bombay, during the early twentieth century. He presents vivid descriptions of landmarks and people of the city and provides a captivating glimpse into the everyday life and the customs of its diverse inhabitants. By-ways of Bombay is a chronicle of life in a city that continues to rapidly transform beyond recognition and is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and culture of a by-gone era.

Release Date – 20th August 2024

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Book Details

ISBN

9789385509766
Format

Hard Bound
Pages

150
Size

5.5 in x 8.5 in

About The Author

S.M. Edwardes

S.M. Edwardes (1873-1927) passed into the Indian Civil
Service in 1894, and was posted to the Bombay Presidency. He intimate acquaintance with conditions among the native population of the city which he soon acquired, and his profound knowledge of its history, on which he was widely recognised as the foremost authority, were employed to full advantage in his census volume of 1901, the additional volumes of the Gazetteer which he compiled between 1906 and 1910, and his Rise of Bombay and By-ways of Bombay.

This enthralling book takes readers on a journey through the lesser-known streets and neighbourhoods of the bustling city of Bombay (Mumbai), at the turn of the nineteenth century. The author, S.M. Edwardes, was a British civil servant and Commissioner of Police, Bombay, during the early twentieth century. He presents vivid descriptions of landmarks and people of the city and provides a captivating glimpse into the everyday life and the customs of its diverse inhabitants. By-ways of Bombay is a chronicle of life in a city that continues
to rapidly transform beyond recognition and is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and culture of a by-gone era.

Release Date – 20th August 2024

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