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Title: The Young Rajah

Author: W.H.G. Kingston

Illustrator: W.G.C. Gruine

Release Date: May 15, 2007 [EBook #21485]

Language: English

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The Young Rajah, by W.H.G. Kingston.

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The time is just before the Indian Mutiny. A young man returns to India
in search of important papers of his father's. He arrives within the
territory of the Rajah with whom his father had been associated.
Various unrests and disturbances occur, during which it turns out that
the young man is in fact the grandson of the ruling Rajah, and his heir.
This is not very agreeable to the young man, as he does not like to be
venerated.

There is a lot of good action in the book, and it would have been an
easy read for the nineteenth century teenager.

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THE YOUNG RAJAH, BY W.H.G. KINGSTON.

CHAPTER ONE.

THE "GLAMORGAN CASTLE" ON HER VOYAGE TO INDIA--HER PASSENGERS--OUR
HERO--COMBINED EFFECTS OF A KICK AND A ROLL--VIOLET ROSS--CUPID AT
WORK--OUR HERO'S GALLANT EXPLOIT--THE SHIP REACHES THE HOOGHLY--PARTING
OF REGINALD AND VIOLET.

The stout old _Glamorgan Castle_, with studding-sails on either side,
was running before the trade-wind on her course to India. The
passengers were lounging about on the poop, sheltered by an awning from
the burning rays of the sun, which struck down with no inconsiderable
force, making even the well-seasoned Indians grumble and incline to be
quarrelsome. Of passengers the ship had her full complement, for all
the cabins were full. There were among them generals, and judges, and
officers of all ranks; as well as married dames returning to their
husbands, and young ladies committed to their care; but few of them need
be noticed. There were Colonel Ross, with his sweet, blooming daughter
Violet; and Major Molony and his pretty little round wife, to whom he
had lately been married; and Captain Ha