The First Indian Author in English: Dean Mahomed (1759-1851) in India, Ireland, and England (Paperback)

by Michael H. Fisher (Author) "Dean Mahomed's writings and his life history reveal the complexity of social interactions within the developing British empire ..." (more)

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Paperback: 404 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; New edition edition (Feb 15 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 019565238X
ISBN-13: 978-0195652383
Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 409 g
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`Oxford University Press is to be congratulated on publishing The First Indian Author in English. It is the story of a fascinating career, efficiently narrated by Michael H. Fisher in a well-produced work with a scholarly apparatus of notes and some interesting illustrations.' Paul Norris, Asian Affairs, June 1997

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This book makes accessible the work of the first Indian to write and publish in English, Dean Mahomed (1759-1851). It also provides a detailed life-history of Dean Mahomed, together with related historical analyses and assessments. His book, The Travels of Dean Mohamet [sic], is reprinted here for the first time since its publication in 1794.

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