Contents: The Case of Richard Clifford Kennedy, Lieutenant, 2nd Light Regiment of the Bombay Army — A Narrative in Letters to the Editor of the Bombay Times

Rob Van Craenenburg, University of Ghent

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[These materials on the case of Lt. Kennedy were adapted by GPL, with permission of the author, from the latter's course website, which is no longer available online.]

Introduction and Related Materials

1. Introduction
2. A Literary Reading of Kennedy's Case: Kennedy as Picaro
3. A Postcolonial Reading of Kennedy's Case: Cultural Clash
4. Wearing Native Clothing
5. Colonial and Postcolonial Theory

The Letters and Other Materials

1. Lt. R. C. Kennedy to Capt. Sinclair, Acting Asst. Adjudant General of the Army
2. Col. E. Green, Adjudant General of the Army, to Lt. R. C. Kennedy
3. Lt. R. C. Kennedy to the Editor of the Daily News
4. Lt. R. C. Kennedy to Col. E. Green
5. Adjudant's General's Office to Lt. R. C. Kennedy
6. Examination of Lt. Kennedy taken by Major J. M. Taylor
7. J. Brant to the Under-Secretary of State for India
8. C. Wood to Governor in Council, Bombay
9. Acting General of the Army to J. M. Taylor, Commanding Officer, 2nd Light Calvalry
10. Major J. M. Taylor to Lt. R. C. Kennedy
11. Lt. R.C. Kennedy to Major J. M. Taylor
12. Extract from General Orders by his Excellency the Honorable the Governor in Council
13. Lt. R. C. Kennedy to Col. T. Stock, Adjudant General of the Army
14. Major T. Stock to C. R. Kennedy
15. Captain C.F. Aitchison, Assistant Adjudant General, to C. R. Kennedy
16. Major T. Stock to C. R. Kennedy, Late Lieutenant 2nd. Light Cavalry

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