A History of Assam c3.18

c3.18

Most of the materials for the present work were collected while I was serving in Assam, but I had no leisure at that time to devote to their critical examination or to the compilation of a continuous narrative. This was done during two periods of leave in England. The book has been printed since my return to India, at a time when heavy official duties have left me but little leisure to devote to the revision of the proof sheets, or to the further consideration of the conclusions arrived at. In these circumstances it is inevitable that there should be defects in respect both of form and matter. For these I can only crave the indulgence of my readers.