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A PLANTER'S LIFE IN ASSAM 



By GEORGE M. BARKER. 



WITH SEVENTY-FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE AUTHOR. 



This book aims at conveying to all interested in India and the 

 Tea industr)' an entertaining and useful account of the topo- 

 graphical features of Assam ; the 

 strange surroundings — human and 

 animal — of the European Resident ; 

 the trying Climate; the Daily Life 

 of the planter ; and general details 

 of the formation and 

 working of Tea 

 Gardens. 



The illustrations, 

 \ by the Author, add 

 greatly to the in- 

 "'■* terest of the work. 



ASSAMESE. 



NAGA WOMAN. 



"Mr. Barker has sup- 

 plied us with a very 

 good and readable de- 

 scription, accompanied by numerous illustrations drawn by himself. What 

 may be called the business parts of the book are of most value." — Cojitem- 

 porary Review. 



"Cheery, well-written little book." — Graphic. 



" A very interesting and amusing book, artistically illustrated from 

 sketches drawn by the Author." — Mark Lane Express. 



