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A psycho-historical biography of one of the most noteworthy Viceroys of India which sheds new light on his childhood and the effects this had upon his viceroyalty in the context of the Indian freedom movement.

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a reliable contribution to Anglo-Indian history, and one that deserves to be highly read Philip Ziegler, Daily Telegraph Nayana Goradia has done a remarkable job of chronicling Curzon's life and times ... elegantly written. The Times of India

`Goradia has undoubtedly taken much trouble with this book. Her interpretation of Curzon's character is sound and sometimes even shrewd. She is particularly convincing in her interpretation of his relations with his two wives.' Patrick Taylor-Martin, Literary Review, September 1993 `worth reading as the first book about Curzon by an Indian.' John Grigg, Sunday Telegraph `Mrs Goradia ... covers Curzon's career until the end of his viceroyalty ... She is admirably impartial, condemning his arrogance and racial assumptions but praising his sense of justice towards subjects of whatever colour and his notable contribution to the restoration of India's architectural treasures.' Robert Blake, The Field, August 1994 `fills a gap in the otherwise comprehensive coverage of his life and achievements ... Many readers will therefore pick up Nayana Goradia's book with high expectations ... She ... brings out, more explicitly than other biographers have done, the corroding influence of the uncritical adulation Curzon received from his first wife.' Times Literary Supplement `Dr Goradia has written a bright and provocative account of one of the archetypal proconsuls of the British empire...its verve and readability will make it a useful addition to the Curzon canon.' The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History Vol 23 no 1

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