{"product_id":"life-and-work-in-benares-and-kumaon-1839-1877-hardback-9789394262751","title":"Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon 1839-1877 (Hardback) 9789394262751","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLife and Work in Benares and Kumaon 1839-1877\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Kennedy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9789394262751\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e418 pages, 11  b\u0026amp;w illustration\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.75 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book contains reminiscences of Rev. James Kennedy, who was a missionary of the London Missionary Society, during his long residence in the North Western regions of India and Kumaon, (present day Uttarakhand). Rev. Kennedy had landed in Calcutta on 19 January 1839, en route to Benares, where he had been appointed o do missionary work. From 1868 to 1877, he was posted in Kumaon, where the Mission did some pioneering work including opening of schools, female education, building a leper's asylum, sanitation work, etc. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe amount of information the book contains, descriptive, social, evangelistic missions and even political aspect, is astounding. The chief value of the book is the picture of missionary labour it presents – its trials and difficulties, its results, rewards and prospects. The book also contains some rare illustrations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter I –\u003cbr\u003e Voyage to India and the City of Palaces 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter II –\u003cbr\u003e Voyage to Benares –\u003cbr\u003e March 1839 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter III –\u003cbr\u003e Arrival at Benares 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter IV –\u003cbr\u003e Missions in Benares from 1816 to 1839 20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter V –\u003cbr\u003e 1839 and 1840 First Year in Benares 27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter VI –\u003cbr\u003e First Year in Benares 34 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter VII –\u003cbr\u003e The City of Benares 49\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter VIII –\u003cbr\u003e Benares as a Mission Sphex 77\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter IX –\u003cbr\u003e Second Year in Benares 88\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter X –\u003cbr\u003e The Religions Gatherings of the Hindus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XI –\u003cbr\u003e The Object of Christian Missions 108\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XII –\u003cbr\u003e Mission Schools 124\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XIII –\u003cbr\u003e Orphanages 135\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XIV –\u003cbr\u003e Mission Tours 145\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XV –\u003cbr\u003e From 1847 to 1857 168\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XVI –\u003cbr\u003e The Mutiny, 1857 and 1858 174\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XVII –\u003cbr\u003e The Mutiny 185\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XVIII –\u003cbr\u003e Visit to Ceylon 1858 and 1859 205\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XIX –\u003cbr\u003e From 1859 to 1868 213\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XX –\u003cbr\u003e From 1868 to 1877 Kumaon 232\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XXI –\u003cbr\u003e Almora Mission 252\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XXII - Ranee Khet 260\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XXIII –\u003cbr\u003e Habits and Condition of the Hill People 279\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XXIV –\u003cbr\u003e The Missionary in India 289\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XXV –\u003cbr\u003e The Missionary in India 297\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XXVI –\u003cbr\u003e Native Christians 307\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XXVII –\u003cbr\u003e Native Christians 315\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XXVIII –\u003cbr\u003e The People among whom we labour –\u003cbr\u003e Mukammadans 329\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XXIX –\u003cbr\u003e Hindu 338\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XXX –\u003cbr\u003e Europeans in India 357\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter XXXI –\u003cbr\u003e The Government of India 365\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatistics 391\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Manohar Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52652732023064,"sku":"9789394262751","price":54.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/life-and-work-in-benares-and-kumaon-1839-1877-hardback-9789394262751","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}