Fort St. George Madras: A Short History of Our First Possession in India is a historical book written by Fanny Emily Penny and originally published in 1900 by Sonnenschein in London. The work provides a detailed biographical and factual look at the British East India Company's early days and settlement in Madras (modern-day Chennai). Examines the daily routines infrastructure development (like St. Mary's Church) and burials of early European merchants governors and soldiers.