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Book SynopsisThe fascinating story of the role played by Britons in uncovering the origins of Buddhism on the Indian subcontinent.
Trade ReviewFew books have so succinctly yet accessibly investigated such a lesser-known yet seminally important corner of Indian history * Martin Booth, Sunday Times *
Allen has excelled himself, and this highly cultured and also finely illustrated offering is a thoroughly absorbing distraction * Justin Wintle, Financial Times *
In the nineteenth century, a group of enthusiastic Europeans . . . set about unearthing evidence in India of ancient Buddhist teachings. Their fascinating story is told by Allen in an intriguing mixture of part detective work and part evocative storytelling * Daily Express *
