Project Gutenberg 2008-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 446 Barlow, Glyn The Story of Madras Produced by Sankar Viswanathan and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Story of Madras" by Glyn Barlow is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the rich history of the city of Madras, presenting it as a significant yet often overlooked part of India's past. The narrative is structured into vignettes that detail the development of Madras from its early days as a rural settlement into a bustling city shaped by various cultural influences and trade dynamics. The opening of the book sets the stage by providing a snapshot of Madras in its infancy around the year 1639, when it was nothing more than a small fishing village called "Madraspatnam." Glyn Barlow introduces Mr. Francis Day, the East India Company's representative, who is on a mission to find a favorable location for a new settlement. As he navigates through the challenges posed by existing powers, including the declining Portuguese influence, the narrative illustrates the intricate interplay between commerce and politics that ultimately leads to the establishment of the city's foundations. The early interactions with local rulers, the picturesque descriptions of the landscape, and the budding ambitions of European traders captured in these initial chapters provide a compelling portrayal of the forces that shaped what would become a pivotal urban center in colonial India. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Madras (India) DS Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Category: History - Other 259461 2025-06-11T06:09:32.206210 text/html 250481 2021-01-04T03:40:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1699834 2021-01-04T03:40:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1830246 2025-06-11T06:09:40.550093 application/epub+zip 1832270 2025-06-11T06:09:35.430147 application/epub+zip 163425 2025-06-11T06:09:33.858106 application/epub+zip 1975563 2025-06-11T06:09:44.381068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1934689 2025-06-11T06:09:39.489103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247835 2022-09-12T10:25:26.982153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213777 2025-06-11T06:09:31.476190 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213583 2021-01-04T03:40:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 78238 2021-01-04T03:40:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 213594 2021-01-04T03:40:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78205 2021-01-04T03:40:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19902 2025-06-11T06:09:44.526065 application/rdf+xml 12577 2025-06-11T06:09:34.431098 image/jpeg 3488 2025-06-11T06:09:34.145105 image/jpeg 1782686 2025-06-11T06:09:32.302148 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog