Although written as fiction - certainly including fictitious characters, the main events covered here are real enough - how a small number of British troops, commanded by Robert Clive, struggled over the course of a few years to confront and vanquish French backed forces. Often out gunned and vastly outnumbered, the British (predominantly English) forces skilfully exploited the rivalries and enmities which existed among the many Indian players.

Tells how India became part of the British Empire. Originally written in 1884