کتاب Empire Writing An Anthology of Colonial Literature 18701918Original The contact with   primitive nature and primitive man brings sudden and profound trouble into the heart  Joseph Conrad  Flowers look loveliest in their native soil   plucked they fade And lose the colours Nature on them laid  Toru Dutt  This is the first anthology to gather together British imperial writing alongside native and settler literature in English interweaving short stories poems essays travel writing and memoirs from the phase of British expansionist imperialism known as high empire A rich and starling diversity of responses to the colonial experience emerges voices of imperial adventurers administrators memsahibs propagandists and poets intermingle with West Indian and South African nationalists Indian mystics Creole balladeers women activists and native interpreters Drawn from India Africa the West Indies Australia New Zealand Canada Ireland and Britain this wideranging selection reveals the vivid contrasts and subtle shifts in responses to colonial experience and embraces some of empires key symbols and emblematic moments Comprehensive notes and full biographies ensure that this is one of the most compelling readable and academically valuable source books on the period  ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text uptodate bibliographies for further study and much more