Confessions of a Thug.
London. Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1883. New Edition. Stock ID #224716 Taylor’s best-known novel takes the form of the confession of Ameer Ali, a Thug who recounts his career of robbery and murder to a British official. Based in part on information gathered from captured Thugs and on material associated with the British campaign against Thuggee, the work combines adventure narrative with an early fictional treatment of a subject that fascinated nineteenth-century British readers. When referring to this item please quote stockid 224716.
Black and white frontispiece illustration with tissue-guard, xix + 452 pp + 44 pp (publisher's catalogue), glossary, 19 x 12cm. A few gatherings unopened at the top edge and occasional scattered foxing on first and last leaves, a few preliminary leaves chipped at the top edge, original red cloth covered boards decorated in black and gilt, spine scuffed and darkened, but a good, firm and clean copy.
Price: $195.00 AU