Tippoo Sultaun: A tale of the Mysore war
An Anglo-Indian Historical Romance of Mysore, Imperial Intrigue, and Eighteenth-Century WarBy Meadows Taylor
Length22h 26m
About this audiobook
Meadows Taylor's *Tippoo Sultaun: A Tale of the Mysore War* is a historical romance set amid the political and military upheavals of late-eighteenth-century southern India, particularly the struggle surrounding Tipu Sultan and the expansion of British power. Combining adventure, court intrigue, warfare, romance, and ethnographic description, the novel follows personal destinies through the larger collision of Mysorean sovereignty, regional politics, and colonial ambition. Its panoramic narrative, detailed battles, and attention to customs and landscapes place it within the Victorian tradition of historical fiction, while its representation of Indian society gives it unusual value as a colonial-era attempt to render the subcontinent as a complex literary and political world rather than a mere exotic backdrop. Taylor (1808–1876) was an Irish-born soldier, administrator, and writer who spent much of his life in India, serving the East India Company and acquiring first-hand knowledge of Deccan history, languages, communities, and institutions. His experience as an official and observer informed his ambition to write fiction that joined entertainment with historical instruction. The novel reflects both his sympathy for Indian cultures and the assumptions of the colonial milieu in which he worked, making its perspective especially productive for study. This book is recommended to readers interested in historical fiction, Anglo-Indian literature, South Asian history, and the cultural imagination of British India. It rewards attention not only for its dramatic narrative but also for the tensions between romance, imperial ideology, and historical memory that shape its portrayal of Tipu Sultan and Mysore.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Action and Adventure
Length22 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 30, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The French in Algiers
26CHAPTER XXVI.
2CHAPTER II.
27CHAPTER XXVII.
3CHAPTER III.
28CHAPTER XXVIII.
4CHAPTER IV.
29CHAPTER XXIX.
5CHAPTER V.
30CHAPTER XXX.
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6CHAPTER VI.
31CHAPTER XXXI.
7CHAPTER VII.
32CHAPTER XXXII.
8CHAPTER VIII.
33CHAPTER XXXIII.
9CHAPTER IX.
34CHAPTER XXXIV.
10CHAPTER X.
35CHAPTER XXXV.
11CHAPTER XI.
36CHAPTER XXXVI.
12CHAPTER XII.
37CHAPTER XXXVII.
13CHAPTER XIII.
38CHAPTER XXXVIII.
14CHAPTER XIV.
39CHAPTER XXXIX.
15CHAPTER XV.
40CHAPTER XL.
16CHAPTER XVI.
41CHAPTER XLI.
17CHAPTER XVII.
42CHAPTER XLII.
18CHAPTER XVIII.
43CHAPTER XLIII.
19CHAPTER XIX.
44CHAPTER XLIV.
20CHAPTER XX.
45CHAPTER XLV.
21CHAPTER XXI.
46CHAPTER XLVI.
22CHAPTER XXII.
47CHAPTER XLVII.
23CHAPTER XXIII.
48CHAPTER XLVIII.
24CHAPTER XXIV.
49CHAPTER XLIX.
25CHAPTER XXV.
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