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The Nine Tiger Man: A Satirical Romance

By Lesley Blanch
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By Lesley Blanch
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When East meet West: in this satirical romance, Lesley Blanch recreates the British India of the 1850's where representatives of Victoria's England preside uneasily over the glittering remnants of the Moghul Empire. She pillories well-bred, seemingly charming individuals who behave exceedingly badly, and exposes their vices, in the piercing vein of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh. The governing class is shown to be decadent and depraved.The Rao divided women into two categories: those with b...