Twenty-one satirical stories of people in the British Raj. The tales were first published in Vanity Fair and then collected by the author with the subtitle "The Tour of Sir Ali Baba, K.C.B. This recording is based on the third edition, which was published after the author's death from tetanus in Indore. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle
Chapters
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No. I.—The Viceroy Read by Beeswaxcandle 7:11
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No. II.—The A.-D.-C.-in-Waiting, an Arrangement in Scarlet and Gold Read by Beeswaxcandle 7:01
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No. III.—The Commander-in-Chief Read by Beeswaxcandle 8:55
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No. IV.—The Archdeacon, a Man of both Worlds Read by Beeswaxcandle 9:36
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No. V.—The Secretary to Government Read by Beeswaxcandle 7:20
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No. VI.—H.E. the Bengali Baboo Read by Beeswaxcandle 7:17
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No. VII.— The Raja Read by Beeswaxcandle 12:15
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No. VIII.—The Political Agent, a Man in Buckram Read by Beeswaxcandle 7:10
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No. IX.—The Collector Read by Beeswaxcandle 8:18
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No. X.—Baby in Partibus Read by Beeswaxcandle 9:16
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No. XI.—The Red Chuprassie; or, The Corrupt Lictor Read by Beeswaxcandle 6:43
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No. XII.—The Planter; a Farmer Prince Read by Beeswaxcandle 8:44
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No. XIII.—The Eurasian; a Study in Chiaro-oscuro Read by Beeswaxcandle 6:54
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No. XIV.—The Villager Read by Beeswaxcandle 10:35
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No. XV.—The Old Colonel Read by Beeswaxcandle 7:53
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No. XVI.—The Civil Surgeon Read by Beeswaxcandle 8:39
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No. XVII.—The Shikarry Read by Beeswaxcandle 8:23
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No. XVIII.—The Grass-Widow in Nephelococcygia Read by Beeswaxcandle 11:00
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No. XIX.—The Travelling M.P., the British Lion Rampant Read by Beeswaxcandle 6:58
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No. XX.—Mem-Sahib Read by Beeswaxcandle 9:26
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No. XXI.—Ali Baba Alone; the Last Day Read by Beeswaxcandle 8:36
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