Illustrations of the History and Practices of the Thugs
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-import-2b09e4c94a473e0a741f
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-100B4-012
- Author or attribution
- Thornton, Edward
- Record type
- Book
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 1837
- Source / repository
- Internet Archive (Google Books scan)
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- 100-Source Research Supplement — Batch 4, November 2026; Thuggee; Colonial Sources
Description and curator notes
Compilation of East India Company material on thuggee and its Kali/Bhavani associations.
Curator source KALI-100B4-012, from the paired 100-source CSV/spreadsheet.
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Title: Illustrations of the History and Practices of the Thugs
Authors: Thornton, Edward
Record type: Book
Language: English
Year: 1837
Source / Publisher: Internet Archive (Google Books scan)
Full-text URL: https://archive.org/details/illustrationshi00thorgoog
Subjects: Thuggee; Colonial Sources
Description: Compilation of East India Company material on thuggee and its Kali/Bhavani associations.
Access: Free full text
Dedupe check (vs. 672-record catalogue + batches 1-3, 4 Nov 2026): No URL, title or object-number match (catalogue or batches 1-3)
Source access
Read or locate the original source at Internet Archive (Google Books scan)
Rights and reading conditions
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Citation
Thornton, Edward. Illustrations of the History and Practices of the Thugs. Internet Archive (Google Books scan). 1837. https://archive.org/details/illustrationshi00thorgoog
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