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Oh god. The hero is of course “taller than the locals”. He’s also rich and “the locals who valued well dressed individuals noticed it.”
I should extend my dislike of reading anything set in Colonial India (unless written by Indians) to all colonies 🙃
But this is Loretta chase so I’m going to stick around and see if it gets better
— Aug 07, 2026 06:40AM
I should extend my dislike of reading anything set in Colonial India (unless written by Indians) to all colonies 🙃
But this is Loretta chase so I’m going to stick around and see if it gets better
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“The story was a product of eastern romanticism”, “no learned scholar would believe it”
And “she tore of the veils she despised but had to wear in public”
And,
“Egypt’s ottoman rulers would be home in Dark Ages. Beheadings, beatings, tortures…”
All of course very different from what the civilised English were doing in India 🙃
— Aug 07, 2026 06:51AM
And “she tore of the veils she despised but had to wear in public”
And,
“Egypt’s ottoman rulers would be home in Dark Ages. Beheadings, beatings, tortures…”
All of course very different from what the civilised English were doing in India 🙃