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This commemorative book on south India is a valuable source of information of various aspects of this region. Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka, are considered in this book. It describes the history, people, commerce, and industrial resources. There are 32 sections in this book that notice, among other topics : the early history, the native races, flora, finance, the city of Madras and its surroundings, Bangalore, the planting industries, Ooty, irrigation, the state of Mysore, Cochin, fisheries, Coimbatore, hunting, education, Coorg, the Malabar coast, railways, European settlements, sericulture, literature, Vizagapatam, Cuddapha, Bellary, and Vellore, etc. The book is profusely illustrated with hundreds of century old photographs that accompany the text. This large book is a reprint of the 1914-15 edition. Other titles published by AES in the same series are : Indian States (a description of 90 native Indian states), 20th Century Impressions of Ceylon, Mauritius Illustrated, Bengal and Assam,