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SIMLA : 



Past & Present 



By E. J. BUCK. 



Db:dicated to His Excellency 

 Lord Curzon, G.M.S.I., G.C.I.E. 



Being a complete account of the 

 Origin, Early History, and Develop- 

 ment of Simla, the Summer Resi- 

 dence of the Government of India, 

 with descriptions of interesting Per- 

 sonages and their Residences, and 

 an account of the Social Functions 

 and Amusements of the Station. 



Pioneer.— ''^ Residents and Visitors will 

 be both instructed and amused by the 

 stories of social life in the old daj's, and the 

 illustrations will add to their enjoyment of 

 the letterpress. Nothing has been forgotten. 

 It should be read by everyone," 



Indiati Daily 

 eroy. It was : . _ . 

 giving to the literary public a well-written and informative volume 



_ Telegraph. — " The publication was first suggested to Mr. Buck by the 

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TALES FROM INDIAN HISTORY. 



BEING THE ANNALS OF INDIA RE-TOLD IN NARRATIVES. 

 By J, TALBOYS WHEELER. 



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SELECTED SPEECHES BY 



H.E. The Right Hon. LORD CURZON, 



GiM.S.Lt G.C.LE*, Viceroy and Governor-General of India* 



From 1898-190L 



This volume contains the principal speeches delivered by Lord Curzon from 

 the date of his appointment as Viceroy up to the beginning of 1901. They deal 

 with a great variety of subjects connected with the adniinistration of India, 



