Main Series #1215. Penguin 1st, published 1957.
Set in a backward district of India where witchcraft thrives and Western morality seems not merely inappropriate but at times immoral. The efforts of the Political Agent and the Education Officer, aided by a phoney ‘Swami’, to secure true justice for a village headmen on a charge of murder create the plot of this high spirited tale.
Condition grading: Good. Some minor damage to top and bottom of spine. Some bumping and crease to top left corner of front cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Main Series #1215. Penguin 1st, published 1957.
Set in a backward district of India where witchcraft thrives and Western morality seems not merely inappropriate but at times immoral. The efforts of the Political Agent and the Education Officer, aided by a phoney ‘Swami’, to secure true justice for a village headmen on a charge of murder create the plot of this high spirited tale.
Condition grading: Good. Some minor damage to top and bottom of spine. Some bumping and crease to top left corner of front cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
