Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877

An extended memoir by a London Missionary Society missionary recounts decades of service in Benares and the Kumaon hills, offering practical accounts of evangelistic work, local institutions, schools, and an orphanage; vivid descriptions of the city, river journeys, climate, travel, and sanitary and health challenges; observations of Hindu religious gatherings, ascetics, and communal life; personal experiences during the Indian Mutiny and other northern travels, including a chapter on Ceylon; and concluding statistical and reflective chapters on social change, colonial governance, and the difficulties and rewards of mission work.