The Hill of Devi: An Englishman Serving at the Court of a Maharajah
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- Synopsis
- The novelist E M Forster opens the door on life in a remote Maharajah’s court in the early twentieth century. Through letters from his time working there as the Maharajah’s private secretary, he introduces us to a fourteenth-century political system where the young Maharajah of Devas, ‘certainly a genius and possibly a saint’, led a state centred on spiritual aspirations. A loving and affectionate portrait of a forgotten world, The Hill of Devi chronicles Forster’s infatuation and exasperation, fascination and amusement at this idiosyncratic court. He leads us with him to its heart and the eight-day festival of Gokul Ashtami, marking the birth of Krishna, where we see His Highness Maharajah Sir Tukoji Rao III dancing before the altar ‘like David before the Ark’.
- Copyright:
- 1953
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 272 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781780601724
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781780601601
- Publisher:
- Eland Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 03/30/22
- Copyrighted By:
- E. M. Forster
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.