Books in the Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History series

First published in 1826, this three-volume history of the Marathi people was written by Scots army captain James Grant Duff, who served in India for many years. Volume 1 focuses on the general history of the Marathi, starting with the conquest of the Deccan and finishing in 1740.

An account of the development of one of India's most important cities, this work, written by Indian civil servant Stephen Meredyth Edwardes (1873-1927) and published in 1902, sketches the port's development from its earliest days to the enormous changes that occurred during the period of British rule.

Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833) spent nearly fifty years in India, beginning as a cadet and ending as Governor of Bengal. This two-volume history, published in 1826, covers the period from 1784 to 1823, which saw extensive British territorial expansion in India. Volume 2 discusses the evolution of British rule.

John Malcolm was present at the British conquest of Malwa, a region of central India previously little known to Europeans, in 1818. Malcolm studied the region's geology, agriculture and ruling families. First published in Calcutta in 1821, his reports were revised for publication in two volumes in London in 1823.