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Title: Confessions of a Thug (World's Classics (Paper))
by Meadows Taylor, Patrick Morgan Brantlinger, Philip Meadows Taylor
ISBN: 0-19-288021-7
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pub. Date: September, 1998
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $11.95
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Rating: 5
Summary: A fascinating thriller of a book
Comment: For a British soldier, (Lieutenant) under the services of the Nizam of Hyderabad in the 19th century India, turned writer Philip Meadows Taylor certainly proves his prowess as a writer through this book 'Congessions of a Thug', no wonder the book turned out to be a 'best seller' in 19th century England.

The main character AMEER ALI comes to life at the outset and the story of this 'Thugee' unravels before the reader without much interruption from the author. The story is about plotting,murder and mayhem excuted with precison, conviction, with ease and without remorse for that is the way of the 'Thugee'. Though Ameer Ali and his merry men were social parasites and the very embodiment of evil, Taylor quite successfully managed to bring out the many facets of the man and his men as an impartial observer and master story teller. Lastly, the historical nature of the book can not be overlooked considering the fact that similar group of bandits (called Dacoits) still exists in certain parts of India, Chambal Valley comes to mind.

A fascinating book indeed and worth reading.

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