Hobson-Jobson: The Definitive Glossary of British India by A. C. Burnell, Henry Yule

Hobson-Jobson: The Definitive Glossary of British India

A. C. Burnell, Henry Yule

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"A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive." Hobson-Jobson is a unique work of maverick scholarship. Compiled in 1886 by two India enthusiasts, it documents...

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