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George Aberigh-Mackay
1848–1881
A witty Anglo-Indian writer and educator, he is best remembered for satirical sketches of colonial life in India. His short career produced books that mixed sharp observation, humor, and firsthand knowledge of the world around him.
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Twenty-One Days in India, or, the Tour Of Sir Ali Baba K.C.B.; and, the Teapot Series
by George Aberigh-Mackay
About the author
Born on July 25, 1848, George Robert Aberigh-Mackay was a British educationalist and writer who spent his adult life in India. Reliable biographical summaries describe him as the son of a Bengal chaplain and note that he was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford, and at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.
He entered the Indian education service in 1870, later becoming professor of English literature at Delhi College. He also served as tutor to the Raja of Ratlam and then as principal of Rajkumar College in Indore. Alongside this work, he wrote lively prose that drew on Anglo-Indian society and experience.
He is best known for Twenty-One Days in India, a satire that helped build his reputation, and he also wrote The Native States of India and other pieces. He died in Indore on January 12, 1881, still very young, leaving behind a small but memorable body of writing.