Tippoo Sultaun: A tale of the Mysore war

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Tippoo Sultaun: A tale of the Mysore war

by Meadows Taylor

EN·~19 hours·51 chapters

Chapters

51 total

Transcriber’s Note:

0:29

TIPPOO SULTAUN.

1:17

CHAPTER I.

28:14

CHAPTER II.

19:49

CHAPTER III.

20:09

CHAPTER IV.

13:57

CHAPTER V.

20:00

CHAPTER VI.

17:52

CHAPTER VII.

26:18

CHAPTER VIII.

15:02

Description

In the sweltering heat of a June day in 1788, a ragged convoy makes its way across the cotton‑streaked plains south of Adoni. Leading the procession is a dignified, middle‑aged commander whose gold‑trimmed robes and polished weapons stand in stark contrast to the mud‑caked horse he rides. His eyes flash with a fierce resolve, hinting at the desperate struggle that has driven his people onto the road.

The column, though slowed by countless puddles and exhausted riders, carries the weight of a fading empire: soldiers, servants, and a heavy palanquin laden with supplies. Beneath the glitter of his ceremonial armor beats a mind weighing alliances, betrayals, and the looming clash with foreign forces. Listeners are drawn into the early moments of a war‑torn India, where honor, survival, and ambition collide on the dusty horizon.

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Language

en

Duration

~19 hours (1142K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

Apr 5, 2016

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Meadows Taylor

Meadows Taylor

1808–1876

Best known for the wildly popular Confessions of a Thug, this Anglo-Indian novelist drew on decades of life in India to tell vivid stories of crime, history, and daily life. His career mixed public service, travel, and writing in a way that gave his fiction an unusual sense of place.

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