Elizabeth Alice Frances Le Blond
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High Life And Towers Of Silence is a novel written by Elizabeth Alice Frances Le Blond and published in 1886. The story is set in India during the British Raj and follows the lives of two women, one British and one Indian, who are brought together by their experiences of living in a society that is deeply divided by race and class.The British protagonist, Lady Ethel Mordaunt, is a wealthy and privileged woman who has grown up in India and is accustomed to the luxuries of colonial life. She is engaged to be married to a British soldier, but her comfortable existence is disrupted when she becomes involved with a local Indian man named Roshan Singh.The Indian protagonist, Jahanara, is a young woman from a noble family who has been educated in England and returns to India to find that she is no longer accepted by her own people. She becomes involved with a group of Indian nationalists who are fighting for independence from British rule.As the two women navigate their way through the complexities of colonial society, they must confront their own prejudices and biases, as well as the harsh realities of life in a country that is being exploited by a foreign power. The novel explores themes of race, class, gender, and identity, and offers a nuanced and complex portrayal of life in colonial India.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
