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Nation / Fri, 10 Jul 2026 BBC

Emily Eden: The British woman in India who drew an empire in transition

On arriving in the holy city of Benares (now Varanasi), the Eden party sailed along the Ganges before continuing to nearby Ramnagar, where the king had a country house. The scene so captivated Emily that she wrote: "We mean to keep our steamer here and to go out sketching in it."

On arriving in the holy city of Benares (now Varanasi), the Eden party sailed along the Ganges before continuing to nearby Ramnagar, where the king had a country house. The scene so captivated Emily that she wrote: "We mean to keep our steamer here and to go out sketching in it."

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