Letters from India

The Correspondence of Lady Susan Ramsay, 1854–1856

Ross Nelson

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Routledge
22 December 2023

Diaries, letters & journals; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; European history; Asian history; Social & cultural history

This fascinating volume reproduces the letters and journal of Lady Susan Ramsay (1837-1898), the elder daughter of the Marquess of Dalhousie, Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856. The correspondence was written over a two-year period: commencing with Susan’s positive response to her father’s request that she join him in Calcutta, following the death of her mother; and concluding with Susan’s arrival with her father at Southampton. Lady Susan was still only 17 when she arrived in India, and was therefore the youngest person to take up the role of vicereine of India. Her letters and journal represent the unique viewpoint of a highly intelligent, witty, articulate and unprejudiced young woman expressed from locations that range from Osborne on the Isle of Wight to Seringapatam in Mysore. The detail, maturity and inventive quality of her writing invites comparison with that of Emily Eden, Emily Metcalfe, Charlotte Canning and other prominent early Victorian women.

Accompanied by extensive introductions and annotations by Ross Nelson, this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of Imperial History.

Edited by: Ross Nelson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 5.860kg
ISBN: 9781032390413
ISBN 10: 1032390417
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 22 December 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ross Nelson holds degrees in English Literature and in History (Oxford, 1980 and Birkbeck, 2009), an MA in British Romantic Literature (Manchester, 2000) and a PhD (UWE, 2016). He is the Editor of Letters to Martin Van Buren (Routledge, 2022) and Co-Editor of The Selected Letters of Caroline Norton (Routledge, 2019).