Table of Contents
Prologue xiii
Part I Sophia's Childhood and History, 1876-1898
1 Roots of Rebellion 3
2 Do Not Be Conspicuous 26
3 The Suffolk Mahal 41
4 The Fall 52
5 Scramble for India 67
6 The Old Nature Rises 83
7 Polishing the Diamond 103
Part II The Revolutionary Years, 1898-1914
8 A Thoroughly English Girl 127
9 The Cubs Come Home 147
10 Patron of Lost Souls 162
11 The Princess and the Madman 176
12 The Blood is Up 184
13 India Awake! 201
14 The Lost Princess 221
15 The Hampton Court Harridan 237
16 A Familiar Enemy 258
17 We Have No Hold 275
18 Indian Clubs 291
Part III War and Peace, 1914-1948
19 The Lady Vanishes 305
20 Such Troublesome Times 326
21 A Solemn Promise 354
Epilogue 372
Notes 379
Bibliography 398
Acknowledgements 402
Index 406