Vivid Glimpses of India: A Souvenir Presented by the Royal Opera House, Bombay

Joseph J. Sheppard, Vivid Glimpses of India: A Souvenir Presented by the Royal Opera House, Bombay, Bombay: J F Karaka, Royal Opera House, 1924

270 pages including a large folding map and numerous plates and text illustrations after photographs; three quarter leather binding with gilt text at the spine
11 x 8.5 in (28.2 x 22 cm)

"This SOUVENIR owes its existence to the enterprise of Mr J F Karaka, the Proprietor of the Royal Opera House, Bombay.

It includes the portraits of His Majesty the King-Emperor and His Excellency the Viceroy, Their Excellencies the Governors of the Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras Presidencies, and the Lieutenant-Governors of Provinces.

The section devoted to " The Voice of India " forms a special feature of the SOUVENIR in as much that it records a number of notable instances illustrating the deep loyalty, devotion, and almost boundless generosity which, at the outbreak of the gigantic struggle in Europe, and in the great bond of Imperial connection, was so spontaneously voiced throughout the length and breadth of India by her Ruling Chiefs, Princes, and Nobles.

The chapters dealing briefly with the Indian Empire and its Fighting aces, and "The Stories of the Stations," do not pretend to disclose more than a skeleton of the real India, but take India as it is seen on the surface the reader will not have missed very much of the historical and other interest attaching to the places and localities dealt with.

For the rest it will be found that the illustrations include an excellent series of reproductions of photographic views depicting the grandeur and picturesqueness of India's natural scenery, the most notable " show places," and the principal public buildings for which the chief cities and towns are famous.

In the Picture of Time the vast peninsula of Hindustan, with its complex Cinematograph of life and events, will, perhaps, be more truly seen, realised, and appreciated than even it is to-day". (Preface)

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