Tippoo Sultaun: A tale of the Mysore war

Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) was an English administrator and novelist who chronicled the vibrant milieu of colonial India with a remarkable detail and authenticity. His most celebrated work, 'Confessions of a Thug' (1839), offers a gripping account of the Thuggee cult, and has earned Taylor a distinguished place in Anglo-Indian literature for its ethnographic accuracy and narrative flair. Ho...