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“There is much of interest in this book–it blends army life in India with changing attitudes at ‘Home’, in Victorian Britain, and shows how the soldier’s life undoubtedly got better during the 19th century. That the civilising influence of libraries had much to do with this may be questionable, but Murphy’s book provides a well-researched and readable argument in its favour.” (Rosie Llewellyn-Jones, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society JRAS, May, 2018)

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Introduction.- 1. The East India Company’s Libraries.- 2. The Reading Environment, and Readers, in India.- 3. The Regular Army’s Libraries.- 4. The Reading Environment, and Readers, in the Regular Army.- Conclusion.-

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      Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan UK
      Publication Date: 8/24/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781349715596, 978-1349715596
      ISBN10: 134971559X
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      Trade Review
      “There is much of interest in this book–it blends army life in India with changing attitudes at ‘Home’, in Victorian Britain, and shows how the soldier’s life undoubtedly got better during the 19th century. That the civilising influence of libraries had much to do with this may be questionable, but Murphy’s book provides a well-researched and readable argument in its favour.” (Rosie Llewellyn-Jones, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society JRAS, May, 2018)

      Table of Contents
      Introduction.- 1. The East India Company’s Libraries.- 2. The Reading Environment, and Readers, in India.- 3. The Regular Army’s Libraries.- 4. The Reading Environment, and Readers, in the Regular Army.- Conclusion.-

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