The land of Charity

A popular comprehensive work upon Travancore and Missionary operations in that territory for the use of missionaries and students and the friends of missions at home has long been felt to be a desideratum. During a residence of over nine years in India wholly occupied in vernacular labours amongst the natives and constantly enjoying as close familiar intercourse with them as is possible for a European the writer continued both as a matter of duty and of pleasure to collect information of all kinds about the country and people and several years ago sketched out the plan of this work.