Garden of Fools

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Garden of Fools
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AuthorRobert Hutchison
GenreHistorical Fiction
Publisher Palimpsest Publishing House
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint (hardcover), Kindle
Pages432
ISBN 978-81-9222661-3

Garden of Fools is a 2012 book by Robert Hutchison published by Palimpsest Publishing House in New Delhi. The book is a fictional account of the construction of the sacred Ganga Canal under the guidance of an engineer of the East India Company, Proby Caudey. It throws light on the social and administrative structure in India during the Raj. The author has described his book as "essentially a work of historical fiction based upon fact." [1]

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References

  1. "River linking in India will only profit engineers: Hutchison". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.