{"product_id":"victoria-abdul-the-true-story-of-the-queens-closest-confidant","title":"Victoria \u0026 Abdul : The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Shrabani Basu\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2010\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 229\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788129115683\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tall handsome Abdul Karim was just twenty-four when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. An assistant clerk at Agra Central Jail, he suddenly found himself a personal attendant to the Empress of India herself. Within a year, he was established as a powerful figure at court, becoming the queen's teacher, or Munshi, and instructing her in Urdu and Indian affairs. Devastated by the death of John Brown, her Scottish gillie, the queen had at last found his replacement. But her Munshi led to a near-revolt in the royal household.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictoria \u0026amp; Abdul examines how a young Indian Muslim came to play a central role at the heart of the Empire, and his influence over the queen at a time when independence movements in the sub-continents were growing in force. Yet, at its heart it is a tender love story between an ordinary Indian and his elderly queen, a relationship that survived the best attempts to destroy it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A tale of Empire and intrigue, brought vividly back to life’\u003cbr\u003e-\tVIKAS SWARUP, author of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor’s Note\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eDramatic Personae\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.\tAgra\u003cbr\u003e2.\tA Jubilee Present\u003cbr\u003e3.\tAn Indian Durbar\u003cbr\u003e4.\tCurries and Highlanders\u003cbr\u003e5.\tBecoming the Munshi\u003cbr\u003e6.\tA Grant of Land\u003cbr\u003e7.\tIndian Affairs\u003cbr\u003e8.\tThe Viceroy Receives a Christmas Card\u003cbr\u003e9.\tThe Household Conspired\u003cbr\u003e10.\tRebellion in the Ranks\u003cbr\u003e11.\t‘Munshimania’\u003cbr\u003e12.\tRedemption\u003cbr\u003e13.\tDeath of a Queen\u003cbr\u003e14.\tLast Days in Agra\u003cbr\u003e15.\tEndgame\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eNotes and Sources\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Shrabani Basu \/ Rupa \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153501811056,"sku":"27019","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/27019.jpg?v=1793910504","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/victoria-abdul-the-true-story-of-the-queens-closest-confidant","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}