If you know how to look, even the abandoned ruins of the past are alive. What sustains it, apart from his erudite knowledge, is Dalrymple’s sense of historical adventure. Pigeon fanciers, Sufi mystics, Muslim healers, musicians, calligraphers, philosophers and a guild of eunuchs all provide Dalrymple with entertaining insights… It is fine, entertaining, well written stuff, thoroughly researched but with none of the stern academic tone that so many historical profiles adopt. Format: paperback Publication Date: 20 September 1993 Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 978-0006375951 Buy Now Reviews and Quotes Jan Morris, Independent “Dalrymple has pulled it off again … in it we see the first fine rapture of In Xanadu deepening into a profounder dedication.” Trevor Fishlock, Sunday Telegraph “There are beautifully chiselled descriptions of a grand capital… but much of the book’s strength lies in Dalrymple’s skill in peeling the historical onion and showing how the New Delhi resonates with the old… A splendid tapestry.” Nicholas Wordsworth, Financial Times “A sympathetic and engaging portrait of this age old city… Pursuing his research through the narrow alleys, mosques, abandoned ruins and tombs of Delhi, Dalrymple encounters a range of folk who continues to give it its special character.
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