Papa's keepsake : being stories and verses, funny and grave, for Archie the scholar, and Alan the brave : and a rose for a looking glass, wondrous rare, for my own darling Meggy the fair.
Published / Created:
[Kolkata?, India], 1829.
Physical Description:
42 pages, [14] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
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Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
The author-compiler of the present volume is George Swinton (1780-1854), of the notable Swinton clan of Berwickshire, Scotland. Like many of his ancestors and descendants, George Swinton had a distinguished career of civil service in India. He joined the Bengal Establishment of the East India Company in 1805, became Persian Secretary to the Governor-General of India in 1814, and served as Chief Secretary to the Governor General in India from 1827 to 1833 (at Kolkata). Swinton also served a term as President of the India Board of Trade.
Subject Terms:
Swinton, George, 1780–1854. | Swinton family. | Swinton, Alan, -1888. | Swinton, Anne Elizabeth, 1794–1883. | Swinton, Archibald Adam, 1820–1894. | Swinton, Henrietta, 1771–1853. | Swinton, Margaret, -1879. | Swinton, Mary, 1765– | Swinton, William, 1784–1853. | Adam, John, 1779–1825. | British -- India. | China trade watercolor painting -- Specimens. | East India Company -- Officials and employees. | India -- History -- British occupation, 1765–1947. | Birds -- India -- Pictorial works. | Butterflies -- Pictorial works. | Levitation. | Magicians -- India. | Orangutans -- Fiction.