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Lost in time for generations, the story of a 19th-century English gentleman in British India—a circle of relatives mystery of love found and loyalties abandoned, in any case brought to light
In 1841, twenty-year-old Nigel Halleck set out for Calcutta as a clerk in the East India Company. He went on to serve in the colonial administration for eight years before unexpectedly leaving the company under a cloud and disappearing in the mountain kingdom of Nepal, never to be heard from again. Even as most traces of his life were destroyed in the bombing of his hometown right through World War II, Nigel used to be never slightly forgotten—the myth of the man who headed East would reverberate through generations of his circle of relatives.
Kief Hillsbery, Nigel’s nephew time and again got rid of, embarked on his own expedition, spending decades researching and traveling through India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nepal in the footsteps of his long-lost relation. In uncovering the remarkable story of Nigel’s life, Hillsbery beautifully renders a moment in time when the arms of the British Empire extended world wide. Both a powerful history and a personal journey, Empire Made weaves together a clash of civilizations, the quest to discover one’s own identity, and the moving tale of one man against an empire.
In 1841, twenty-year-old Nigel Halleck set out for Calcutta as a clerk in the East India Company. He went on to serve in the colonial administration for eight years before unexpectedly leaving the company under a cloud and disappearing in the mountain kingdom of Nepal, never to be heard from again. Even as most traces of his life were destroyed in the bombing of his hometown right through World War II, Nigel used to be never slightly forgotten—the myth of the man who headed East would reverberate through generations of his circle of relatives.
Kief Hillsbery, Nigel’s nephew time and again got rid of, embarked on his own expedition, spending decades researching and traveling through India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nepal in the footsteps of his long-lost relation. In uncovering the remarkable story of Nigel’s life, Hillsbery beautifully renders a moment in time when the arms of the British Empire extended world wide. Both a powerful history and a personal journey, Empire Made weaves together a clash of civilizations, the quest to discover one’s own identity, and the moving tale of one man against an empire.
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