1843 Cabool: A Personal Narrative of a Journey to, and Residence in that City, in the Years 1836, 7, and 8

Description

Illustrated, Leather Binding

The second edition of this important account of Alexander Burnes' stay in Kabul, where he was installed as resident political officer. 

Bound in half calf, with marbled boards. 

Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and eleven further plates, two of which are folding. Collated, complete. 

In 1839 the British Government restored Afghan leader Shah Shuja to the throne in Kabul (which Burnes personally considered a mistake). The rule was marked by a large scale economic depression among the lower class, and as the representative of Britain in Kabul, it was Burnes whom many Afghans considered responsible for the city's financial and religious decay. The British became a focus of increasing local discontent, and in November 1841 Burnes was murdered in Kabul by a mob.

This account of his stay in the city was first published posthumously in 1842, detailing his arrival, camel-riding, hunting excursions, cuisine, state of the country, talks with Dost Mohamed Khan (whom Burnes endorsed to replace Shuja on the throne) and more.