The Great Mutiny; India 1857: a Book Review
“Throughout the night the work continued,
but as dawn approached not a single gun had been dragged into its allotted
position.” (299)Christopher
Hibbert’s non-fiction narrative The Great
Mutiny; India 1857, deals entirely with the Rebellion that sparked among
the so-called sepoys in the Indian army, set up by the British. Those soldiers
recruited from among the native population were the ‘sepoys’. The Great Mutiny;
India 1857 although is not a typical history book with its monotonous description
of political reforms and causes for this move or that change of throne.
Instead, one could call The Great Mutiny;
India 1857 an entertaining vista of a part in Indian history, written with
amazing clarity and sincerity.
Christopher Hibbert was born in Leicestershire, England in 1924. A British writer writing on an episode in Indian history is problematic, on plain sight. However, on a closer analysis, The Great Mutiny; India 1857 proves otherwise. The book does not valorize the British; neithe…
Christopher Hibbert was born in Leicestershire, England in 1924. A British writer writing on an episode in Indian history is problematic, on plain sight. However, on a closer analysis, The Great Mutiny; India 1857 proves otherwise. The book does not valorize the British; neithe…