Rosie Llewellyn-Jones (PhD) graduated from SOAS in Urdu and is now an acclaimed historian of the colonial history of India from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. She has published extensively on this period and her particular interest is in the political interaction between the British and their Indian subjects. She is also Secretary to the British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia and editor of its journal Chowkidar.
'This compelling book ... abounds in vivid details, and draws on an
exceptional variety of sources in both English and Urdu. ...
Llewellyn-Jones is perhaps the world authority on 19th-century
Lucknow.'
*Andrew Robinson, History Today*
'A great deal of research has gone into this book ... Rosie
Llewellyn-Jones presents an honest and balanced portrayal of the
legendary emperor who was often misunderstood and has remained an
enigma extraordinaire even today.'
*The Hindustan Times*
'Rosie Llewellyn-Jones has produced the richest picture of the last
king of Awadh we have had so far. Focussing on his interactions
with the British, she shows him to be a considerable man of the
arts but also a man who treated his numerous wives badly.
Llewellyn-Jones is the leading historian of Lucknow; this book is a
major addition to her achievement.'
*Francis Robinson, Professor of the History of South Asia, Royal
Holloway, University of London*
'Rosie Llewellyn-Jones paints a vivid and poignant portrait of the
wonderfully eccentric but woefully misunderstood last king of
India, Wajid"Ali Shah. A meticulously researched and illuminating
book.'
*John Zubrzycki, author of The Mysterious Mr Jacob and The Last
Nizam*
'A deeply researched and brilliantly told story of the legendary
last Nawab of Awadh, as he valiantly sought to recreate his lost
world as a pensioner of the English on the outskirts of Calcutta
for the last thirty years of his amazing life. An excellent
read.'
*Shahid Amin, Professor of History, Delhi University*
'In this pioneering biography of Muhammad Wajid'Ali Shah, Dr Rosie
Llewellyn-Jones treats the many complex characters and events of a
turbulent period in Indian history with her usual skilled analysis
and originality. In assembling new information from private, state,
and colonial records, she succeeds in drawing critical attention to
the colourful life of a controversial ruler. In doing so, this
major study deserves commendation.'
*Saqib Baburi, Department of the Study of Religions, School of
Oriental and African Studies*
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