Index, maps, p.226.non-fictionA centenary history of the Indian Mutiny of 1857indian - sepoy rebellion, india - history

Hard cover book, The Steam House Part 2 Tigers and Traitors. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, London Date: 1881. Light blue hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fiction“The Steam House” part two “Tigers and Traitors” is where the story continues with the Indian adventure from part one and brings the story of Colonel Munro and Nana Sahib to its climax. The same group of people continue their journey through northern India in the steam powered elephant that pulls two houses. The central conflict is Colonel Munro’s continued hunt for Nana Sahib, the rebel leader responsible for atrocities at Cawnpore during the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion, and for Munro’s wife, who was reported killed there. As they travel deeper into India, the party encounters various challenges including, tigers traitors and conspirators linked to Nana Sahib’s network. The landscape still seething with discontent after the Mutiny as the story builds to the confrontation with Nana Sahib and the resolution of Munro’s quest for revenge. The second part is also published under the alternative title “The End of Nana Sahib”, indicating that Nana Sahib’s fate is finally revealed.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series, l’école des robinson's