Tuesday morning, March 1/98. Local time 7:34 – Your time 1.40 a.m. I got letters & papers yesterday which were posted direct here, but the last you posted to Bombay I hope to get today. These Mr. Gordon retained till he knew of my arrival here, & I wired him on Saturday. Very delighted to have […]
Calcutta, Monday morning, Feb’y 28/98. On board the “Andorinha” – Local time 7:41, your time 1:10am I arrived at Howrah Station, that’s across the river, west side, & drove to Spence’s Hotel[1] in the city, reaching there a few minutes after 6. There I had breakfast & a rest, then had my bath & went out […]
When I decided to publish the diary of William Whitehead I had to make a choice about whether I wanted to edit the diary or not. I knew I wanted to be as faithful to the original as possible, even preserving spelling and grammatical mistakes. But should I edit the content by removing passages that […]
Benares, Friday 25th Feb’y 1898. We have been visiting the celebrated Golden Temple this morning, built by the father of the present Prince, Duleph Sing, a Hindoo Temple, beautifully carved with gold gilt dome & spirettes but a miserable look on, also the Holy Well where a priest was ladelling out water to whoever worships there. […]
Benares, Thursday night, 7:20. I posted my letter after tiffin at the post office & hope you will receive it. We started this morning about 7:30 & drove to the river side (Ganges). The city is on the left bank & extends for a distance of 3 miles along the side where are built many […]
Lucknow Station, Feb’y 23rd/98, 8:30 a.m. Ash Wednesday. After tiffin, 2 p.m., yesterday we got a gharry & set off to view. Interest centers around the “Residency”. This is where the British residents were entrenched & the rebels stormed for over 5 months. (Preserve the Illustrated London News 1857/8.) All the former buildings which originally […]
Cawnpore station, Tuesday morning, 10:30. Arrived here at 11:45 last night & slept at the retiring rooms here, had breakfast at 7:30 & then a 2 hours’ drive to view, with guide. We always have a guide. I rather like Cawnpore: fine country & well cared for by our government. We first visited the “Wheelers”[1] […]
Agra,[1] Monday morning 8 o’clock, Laurie’s hotel. As we don’t breakfast till 8:30 & this is special (9 is the appointed hour) but we are going out early for a drive & want to set out at 9, & see what was omitted yesterday, & we leave at 2:30 p.m. for Cawnpore[2] due there 11:46 […]
Agra, Saturday night 7 p.m. Feb’y 19/98. Arrived here in the hotel at 6:30, left Delhi at 9 this morning. It’s been a long ride, tho’ not wearisome. I noted the change on the face of the country here away. The climate is variable & the verdure fresh & green, plenty of water & many […]
Now today, Friday 18th (a very great day throughout Mahomedanism lands) we have seen much of interest. The US Consul (Mr Short)[1] & his wife & I set of[f] at 10 to visit the Old Fort (Old Delhi) & the Kutb or Kootub Minar, 11 miles from the hotel. A great sight, this is. The Minar 370 […]