The fishing fleet, husband-hunting in the Raj, Anne de Courcy
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The fishing fleet, husband-hunting in the Raj, Anne de Courcy
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-318) and index
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Main title
The fishing fleet
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712778520
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Anne de Courcy
Sub title
husband-hunting in the Raj
Summary
From the late 19th century, when the Raj was at its height, many of Britain's best and brightest young men went out to India to work as administrators, soldiers and businessmen. With the advent of steam travel and the opening of the Suez Canal, countless young women, suffering at the lack of eligible men in Britain, followed in their wake. This amorphous band was composed of daughters returning after their English education, girls invited to stay with married sisters or friends and yet others whose declared or undeclared goal was simply to find a husband. They were known as the Fishing Fleet and this book is their story, hitherto untold
Table Of Contents
1.`Champagne has been known to allay sea sickness when all else failed' -- The Voyage Out -- 2.`Happy hunting-ground of the single girl' -- The Women Who Went Out -- 3.`Kisses on the boat deck' -- Love at Sea -- 4.`A £300-a-year man - dead or alive' -- The Men They Met -- 5.`Welcome to India' -- Arrivals -- 6.`A hell of a heat' -- The Climate -- 7.`Parties, parties, parties' -- The Social Whirl -- 8.The Viceroy's Daughter -- Elisabeth Bruce -- 9.`There are so many "Ladies"' -- Viceregal Entertainments -- 10.`I told him it was only the moonlight' -- Courtship -- 11.`It would be a pleasure to be in his harem, I thought' -- Maharajas -- 12.`Us and them' -- Brits and Indians -- 13.Thought my heart was going to jump out of my body' -- Grace Trotter -- 14.`Where every Jack has someone else's Jill' -- The Hills -- 15.`"No" would have been unthinkable' -- Engagement -- 16.Daughter of the Raj -- Bethea Field -- 17.`Colonels must marry' -- Marriage --18.`No one will want to marry me now!' -- Perils -- 19.`As I inspected ours I sighed a bit' -- The First Home -- 20.`But what about horses? And polo? And parties?' -- Iris Butler -- 21.`Just lift up your skirts and you'll be all right' -- Up Country -- 22.`Cheerio, old girl' -- Sheila Hingston
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