This expository essay on the culture and history of the Indian nation describes the country as, "one whose history is but a record of successive misfortunes, bearing on every page the story of conquest and oppression, or of anarchy and distress." The author claims India became a part of the British Empire due to the mistakes of other European nations rather than Britain's skill, and believes that India has gained peace, order, and prosperity under Britain's rule.
Apr 1884
