Author: Wood, J. Claverdon:
Title: Yarns on Heroes of India: A Book For Workers Among Boys.
Description: United Council For Missionary Education, n.d. (c. 1940's?) Soft brown wraps, VG, a little wear at spine tips, minor light soiling, title pge missing, one or two pencil annotations, contents very good, a nice copy of this unusual title including stories 'suitable for boys aged between 12 and 16'. The yarns are historically true and aim to inspire the development of Christian character.

Keywords: yarns, stories, short, fiction, missionary, influence, juvenile, William Carey, missionaries, India, Alexander Duff, Shekh Salih, Subrahmaniam, Theodore Pennell, Emilie Posnett, Tyndale-Biscoe, Nepali