Wanderings of a Pilgrim, in Search of the Picturesque, During Four-and-twenty Years in the East With Revelations of Life in the Zenāna

Fanny Parks (1794-1875) was born in Conwy, Wales and was the daughter of William Archer, 16th Lancers, and Anne. She married Charles Crawford Parks, writer for the East India Company. Her detailed memoirs are written in a lively style reveal her independence of mind. Parks allows a colonial perspective of India, its peoples and customs, recording changes in Britain's governing of India, the economic impact of such policies and domestic problems in Indian society.