{"product_id":"letters-sport-in-eastern-bengal-classic-reprint","title":"Letters Sport in Eastern Bengal (Classic Reprint)","description":"\"The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. \u003ci\u003eLetters on Sport in Eastern Bengal\u003c\/i\u003e is a snapshot from the age of the British Empire, when hunting big game was considered a fun weekend's pursuit for a gentleman, rather than the extinction-threatening irresponsible behaviour we see it as today. It is still a fascinating look into the past, as experienced first hand by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank B. Simson was a British civil servant working in East Bengal, which later became a territory of Pakistan and is now known as Bangladesh. The purpose of this book was to provide other civil servants sent to Bengal an overview of the sporting opportunities available to them in the region, and by \"sporting opportunities,\" the author is referring to hunting opportunities. The book is composed of a series of letters written by Simson on a wide range of hunting-related topics, which the author wrote by referring to his personal diary as well as his experiences in the field. In all, sixty-one letters are presented in this collection. Topics discussed include how to determine a district's capabilities for good hunting, shooting games, hunting hogs, hunting elephants, hunting tigers, and a host of other chapters on hunting specific animals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank B. Simson's \u003ci\u003eLetters on Sport in Eastern Bengal\u003c\/i\u003e is an interesting volume on a number of levels. It is probably most useful today as a historical snapshot of the attitudes of British civil servants in colonial territories, but may also appeal to the reader simply interested in tales of big game hunting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.\u003cbr\u003eThe digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.  \"","brand":"Forgotten Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39876010410029,"sku":"9780282239480","price":10.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":39876272357421,"sku":"9780331929898","price":16.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/letters-sport-in-eastern-bengal-classic-reprint","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}