The Suttees' Cry to Britain; Containing Extracts from Essays Published in India and Parliamentary Papers on the Burning of Hindoo Widows; Shewing that the Rite is Not an Integral Part of the Religion of the Hindoos, EtcSeely & Son, 1827 - 82 pàgines |
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