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...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/Box 1394
Date(s) of creation: 22 Nov [1912]-19 Jan [1913]
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Bennett, Edith (1858-1948)

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title Edith Bennett's journal of a visit to India
scb_date_creation 22 Nov [1912]-19 Jan [1913]
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author Bennett, Edith (1858-1948)
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description 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.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright held by the Bennett family
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
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