Lang was a friend and student \nof India, its cultures and people, at a time when this was hardly a \nfashionable stance among white colonial gentlemen.' - The Spectator Written \nby writer, journalist and Indophile John Lang, Wanderings in India is one of \nthe best and most engaging, personal accounts of India in the nineteenth \ncentury. Spanning the years during and after the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion and \ntaken from Lang's contributions to the weekly magazine, Household Words, it \nincludes a series of 'sketches of life in Hindostan' as encountered by Lang \nduring his travels. Included in this book are stories like 'The Ranee of \nJhansi', an account of Lang's personal meeting with Rani Lakshmibai regarding \nthe infamous Doctrine of Lapse; 'The Mahommedan Mother', a powerful portrayal \nof the predicament of Indian women who had relationships with European men; \nand 'The Himalayas', an account of Lang's adventures in the hills, camping \nand shooting kakur, bear, pheasant, ghooral and the like. From wonderfully \nevocative descriptions of the Himalayas to insightful narratives of his \nencounters with historical figures, Lang's remarkable book transcends genres \nand moves effortlessly from memoir to travelogue to fiction, but never fails \nto delight and enlighten the reader.