{"product_id":"2940148289180","title":"Peeps at Many Lands - India (Illustrated)","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER\u003cbr\u003e1. THE GATEWAY OF INDIA\u003cbr\u003e2. IN THE LAND OF THE RAJPUTS\u003cbr\u003e3. IN THE LAND OF THE RAJPUTS (continued)\u003cbr\u003e4. IN THE PUNJAB\u003cbr\u003e5. AMONG THE HIMALAYAS\u003cbr\u003e6. AMONG THE HIMALAYAS (continued)\u003cbr\u003e7. THE GREAT PLAINS OF THE GANGES\u003cbr\u003e8. THE LAND OF THE MOGUL KINGS\u003cbr\u003e9. THE LAND OF THE MOGUL KINGS (continued)\u003cbr\u003e10. IN THE MUTINY COUNTRY\u003cbr\u003e11. THE SACRED CITY OF THE HINDOOS\u003cbr\u003e12. THE CAPITAL OF INDIA\u003cbr\u003e13. ACROSS THE DECCAN\u003cbr\u003e14. AT THE COURT OF A NATIVE PRINCE\u003cbr\u003e15. THE RELIGIOUS MENDICANTS\u003cbr\u003e16. IN THE BAZAAR\u003cbr\u003e17. IN THE JUNGLE\u003cbr\u003e18. IN THE JUNGLE (continued)\u003cbr\u003e19. IN AN INDIAN VILLAGE\u003cbr\u003e20. IN AN INDIAN VILLAGE (continued)\u003cbr\u003eLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS\u003cbr\u003eBY MORTIMER MENPES\u003cbr\u003eA TAILOR AT WORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . frontispiece\u003cbr\u003eA BUSY BAZAAR\u003cbr\u003eA DISTINGUISHED MAHARAJAH\u003cbr\u003eA SIKH WARRIOR\u003cbr\u003eTHE GOLDEN TEMPLE\u003cbr\u003eWATERING CATTLE\u003cbr\u003eTHE TAJ MAHAL\u003cbr\u003eBENARES\u003cbr\u003eNATIVE TROOPS\u003cbr\u003eA BAZAAR, DELHI\u003cbr\u003eA NATIVE WOMAN WEARING NOSE ORNAMENT\u003cbr\u003eA NATIVE BULLOCK-CART\u003cbr\u003eSketch-Map of India on page viii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eTHE GATEWAY OF INDIA\u003cbr\u003eTo the vast majority of European travellers Bombay is the gateway of India. It is here they get their first glimpse of the bewildering variety of races, of colours, of types, of customs, which make up India. After the journey through the Suez Canal, and the long run across the Arabian Sea, the traveller is very glad to spend a day or two at Bombay, gaining first impressions of this new, strange country. He may be interested in the fine new buildings of the modern town, or he may not; he is certain to be interested in the native quarter.\u003cbr\u003eHere he gets his first glimpse of that great feature of Indian life, the bazaar—rows and rows of narrow streets filled with shops and crowds. The shops are small booths, often built of mud, or archways, or, again, are mere holes in a wall. Everything is open to full view; there are neither windows nor doors. The merchant or shopkeeper squats beside his goods; the artisan does his work in sight of the passers-by. The crowds are stranger than the shops. Here you may see Hindoos, Parsees, Burmese, Singhalese, Lascars, Moslems, Arabs, Somalis, Jews of many countries, Turks, Chinese, Japanese, and a score of other nations. Amid the throng of many colours move white people from every land of Europe, and the babel of tongues is as astonishing as the mingling of costumes.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bronson Tweed Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148883476720,"sku":"2940148289180","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148289180_p0.jpg?v=1763700304","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148289180","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}