Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress. Jan Morris

Tells the story of rise of British Empire, from Queen Victoria's accession in 1837 to the author's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. In this book she evokes every aspect of 'great adventure', ranging from ships and botanical gardens to hill stations and sugar plantations, as she subtly traces impact of empir [...]
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Tells the story of rise of British Empire, from Queen Victoria's accession in 1837 to the author's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. In this book she evokes every aspect of 'great adventure', ranging from ships and botanical gardens to hill stations and sugar plantations, as she subtly traces impact of empire on places as diverse as Sierra Leone and Fiji.