About The Book: The Ayah and Lady: An Indian Story by Mrs. Mary Martha Sherwood (1775–1851) is a moralistic tale reflecting colonial British values in 19th-century India. The story explores the relationship between a British lady and her Indian ayah (nursemaid), emphasizing religious instruction and the Christian missionary ideal. Sherwood portrays the ayah as spiritually lacking until influenced by the lady’s Christian teachings. The work reveals attitudes of cultural superiority and conversion typical of the colonial mindset, aimed at British juvenile readers.
Author: Mrs. (Mary Martha) Sherwood
Pages: 122
Edition: 1922
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