Subjects

India

Stories from the ancient and mighty civilisation of India, from classical mythology to the Mughal Emperors, the East India Company and the British Raj.

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Peasie and Beansie

Peasie wants to visit her lonely father, but she can’t get her sister Beansie to come along with her.

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Two Queens of Travancore

Lakshmi and her sister Parvati enlisted the help of the British Resident, Colonel Munro, to steady the Kingdom of Travancore.

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Cupid’s Arrow

Kitty Beighton enters an archery contest where the prize is one very beautiful bracelet and one very ugly Commissioner.

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Hearts of Steel

The Maharaja of Jodhpur called on his subjects to do their bit and stop the Nazis.

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Kim and the Art of Begging

A street urchin of Lahore takes it on himself to provide a naive Tibetan monk with a hot meal.

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The Flight of the Beasts

A dozy rabbit gets an idea into his head and soon all the animals of India are running for their lives.