Engaging Scoundrels: True Tales of Old Lucknow

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the northern Indian city of Lucknow was famous for its beautiful gardens, extraordinary buildings, menageries, music and dancing, exquisite food, and lavish parties. The wealthy nawabs were only part of a glittering scene that enchanted and shockedboth visitors and inhabitants. Here, Rosie LlewellynJones examines some of the more curious byways of this citys past, including the true story of the notorious Barber of Lucknow and the sad history of the European graveyards. Filled with stories and featuring many recently rediscoveredillustrations, the book will appeal to general readers and historians of the period.