Edith Bennett's journal of a visit to India
Journal by Edith Bennett recording the visit by her, her husband (Joseph) and their daughter (Di) to India to see their son and brother John Gordon Bennett, Wesleyan Methodist missionary. Places visited include Bombay [Mumbai], Poona [Pune], Agra, Fatepur [Fatehpur], Delhi, Cawnpore, Benares [Varana...
| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/Box 1394 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
22 Nov [1912]-19 Jan [1913] |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Bennett, Edith (1858-1948) |
| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/Box 1394 |
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| Summary: |
Journal by Edith Bennett recording the visit by her, her husband (Joseph) and their daughter (Di) to India to see their son and brother John Gordon Bennett, Wesleyan Methodist missionary. Places visited include Bombay [Mumbai], Poona [Pune], Agra, Fatepur [Fatehpur], Delhi, Cawnpore, Benares [Varanasi], Lucknow, Allahabad, Hyderabad and Secunderabad commenting on the people she meets, the buildings she visits, the religious ceremonies she observes, Christian services attended and her travel arrangements. When she arrives in Medak she discusses the work of the mission in the area and the missionaries she meets at length. Rear of volume has a list of the books she read during the trip. |
| Main author: | Bennett, Edith (1858-1948) |
| Extent: |
1 volume |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by the Bennett family |
| User restrictions: | For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: | English |
| File number: |
1 |
| Format: | Archive |