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This memoir offers a detailed account of George Edward Lynch Cotton’s life and career as Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of the Church of England in India. Compiled by Mrs. Cotton, the work combines biographical narrative with authentic primary source material drawn from his personal journals and correspondence.
The book provides valuable historical documentation of Cotton’s ecclesiastical leadership, theological perspectives, and contributions to the Anglican Church during a transformative period in India’s colonial history. Through his own words and observations, readers gain insights into the challenges, triumphs, and daily experiences of a prominent religious figure navigating the complexities of missionary work and church administration in 19th-century India.
This scholarly work serves as both a personal biography and a historical record of the Church of England’s institutional presence and influence in colonial India, making it essential reading for historians, ecclesiastical scholars, and those interested in the intersection of religion and colonialism.
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