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About The Book: This book delivered a series of lectures on the Revolts of 1857 to students at the Working Men's College. The idea for the lectures came from a group of students who suggested to the College's Council that a course on the history of British India be offered. Despite feeling underqualified for the task, the author accepted the request and found the preparation to be even more demanding than anticipated. The interest shown by the students was such that they requested a repeat of the course. Although the author was unable to fulfill this request, they decided to make available to the students the written materials used for the lectures, as well as additional lectures. It is possible that these materials may be of interest to others beyond the Working Men's College, particularly given the recent events in India that have prompted England to take notice. The author, however, wishes to clarify that they have no expertise in Oriental learning and can offer only limited knowledge to those who are unfamiliar with India. Their aim is merely to assist those who seek to learn more about this subject. About The Author: John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow CB (1821–1911) was an Anglo-Indian barrister. He led the Christian socialist movement and founded its newspaper of the same name. He was born in Nimach, British India, where his father worked for the East India Company. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, and called to the bar in 1843.Ludlow was influenced by French socialism as he was educated in Paris. In 1850, he founded and became editor of The Christian Socialist newspaper. He was also a co-founder of the Working Men's College. Most of his work focused on mission work to the poor in London. He promoted mutual cooperation via friendly societies. He was secretary to the royal commission on friendly societies from 1870 to 1874, and served as England's chief registrar of friendly societies from 1875 to 1891. He was one of the first members and subsequently president of the Labour Co-Partnership Association. In 1867 Ludlow co-wrote The Progress of the Working Class, 1832–1867 with Lloyd Jones.