"Far to Seek: A Romance of England and India" by Maud Diver unfolds as a compelling tale that traverses the cultural and geographical landscapes of each England and India. Diver, an accomplished author acknowledged for her vivid storytelling, weaves a narrative that explores love, identity, and the conflict of civilizations. The tale follows the lives of its protagonists, blending factors of romance, adventure, and cultural exploration. Against the backdrop of England and the vibrant tapestry of India, the characters embark on a journey that transcends borders and societal expectancies. The novel delves into the complexities of relationships, providing a nuanced portrayal of love in the face of various challenges. Diver's writing captures the essence of both settings, transporting readers to the bustling streets of India and the genteel society of England. Through the characters' reviews, the radical addresses topics of colonialism, cultural exchange, and the intricacies of navigating identity in a numerous world. "Far to Seek" isn't merely a love tale however a mirrored image at the collision of two worlds and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of exchange.

On English novels about India; a study.

Eastern Figures is a literary history with a difference. It examines British writing about the East – centred on India but radiating as far as Egypt and the Pacific – in the colonial and postcolonial period. It takes as its subject "the East" that was real to the British imagination, largely the creation of writers who described and told stories about it, descriptions and stories coloured by the experience of empire and its aftermath. It is bold in its scope, with a centre of gravity in the work of writers like Stevenson, Kipling, Conrad, and Orwell, but also covering less well-known literary authors, and including Anglo-Indian romance writing, the reports and memoirs of administrators, and travel writing from Auden and Isherwood in China to Redmond O'Hanlon in Borneo. Eastern Figures produces a history of this writing by looking at a series of "figures" or tropes of representation through which successive writers sought to represent the East and the British experience of it – tropes such as exploring the hinterland, going native, and the figure of rule itself. Eastern Figures is accessible to anyone interested in the literary and cultural history of empire and its aftermath. It will be of especial interest to students and scholars of colonial and postcolonial writing, as it raises issues of identity and representation, power and knowledge, and centrally the question of how to represent other people. It has original ideas and approaches to offer specialists in literary history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, cultural historians, and researchers in colonial discourse analysis, postcolonial studies, and Asian area studies and history. It is also aimed at students in courses in literature and empire, culture and imperialism, and cross-cultural studies.