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wonder and amazement. Honigbergfer's book deleneates .^ 

 half-forgotten past and accentuates the sense of won(}^ 

 and admiration, "* 



This book is a good and useful companion to Cunning- 

 ham's " History of the Sikhs ". Cunningham is rigid and 

 matter of fact, Honigberger is amusing, and informing. 

 Cunningham deals with high politics and affairs of State, 

 Honigberger exults in Court gossips and personal stories, 

 domestic incidents and dark conspiracies. We have already 

 published Cunningham's history and we now offer Honigber- 

 ger's book with the hope that it will form a fit complement 

 to the " History of the Sikhs," 



It is needless to say that " Thirty-five years in the East " 

 is now out of print and almost forgotten. Though a neglect- 

 ed gem, it will, in its new garb attract sufficient public 

 attention and patronage. Almost all the wood-engravings 

 of the features of all the leading notabilities of Lahore 

 during the Khalsa rule and before, have been reproduced in 

 this edition. These engravings, we are told, are all faithful 

 likenesses. 



The Bangabasi Office, ^^^ PUBLISHER, 



Calcutta^ September^ 1905. 



