THE MEMSAAB CHRONICLES
From the Blog odysseuslahoriFakir Syed Aijazuddin is, without argument, Pakistan's foremost teller of historical tales. Across 16 works, his pen — rather, his keyboard — spans several centuries past and easily glides into contemporary times. He has yet again outdone himself with Sketches from a Howdah: Charlotte, Lady Canning's Tours, 1858-1861. Meticulously designed and printed on art paper in royal quarto size (10 by 12.5 inches), the volume is a collector's item. The title is apt, for it seems Charlotte Canning habitually sketched sitting atop an elephant in an elaborate howdah, complete with a dickey behind for her maid. The book's front cover and frontispiece bear this colourful scene in oil, rendered by the well-known Raj artist George Landseer. For those acquainted with the delightful and somewhatpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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