Up the Country

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Up the Country is a 19th-century travel memoir by Emily Eden, recounting her observations and experiences in northern India during the British colonial period.

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instanceOf 19th-century book
non-fiction book
travel memoir
author Emily Eden NERFINISHED
authorGender female
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts British colonial society in India
Indian society in the 19th century
describes landscapes of northern India
political life in British India
social life in British India
documentedBy letters written during residence in India
form letters
genre memoir
travel literature
hasHistoricalContext British Raj precursor period
hasSubject Anglo-Indian relations
British aristocratic perspectives on India
Indian customs and manners
colonial administration
court life in India
travel in India
hasTheme class and hierarchy
cultural encounter
gender and travel
imperialism
observation of the Other
hasWorkType travel narrative
language English
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
literaryStyle ironic
observational prose
satirical
mainLocation India NERFINISHED
northern India
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor detailed descriptions of Indian society
witty observations of colonial life
portrays British officials in India
Indian court ceremonies
Indian princes
Indian servants
relatedWork The Semi-Attached Couple NERFINISHED
The Semi-Detached House NERFINISHED
settingPeriod British colonial period in India
targetAudience British readers
timeOfWriting 19th century
writtenBy Emily Eden NERFINISHED

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Emily Eden notableWork Up the Country