Few Lines On James Tod And His Book

Few men have ever known an easternrace as Tod knew the Rajputs.
He not only knew them through and through, their manners, their
traditions, their character and their ideals; but so great was his
admiration for their many noble qualities and did he himself qualities,
so completely identify with their interests, that by the time he left India
he had almost become a Rajput himself. The history of Rajputana was,
therefore a subject very dear to Tod's heart; and, possessing both
imaginary and descriptive power, he was able to infuse into his pages
much of the charm of aand, what is still more rarely to be found in
historical works, a powerful human interest. His sympathy for the
Rajputs is apparent in every line he wrote; but if his enthusiasm leads
him at times to over-estimate their virtues, he never seeks to palliate
their faults to which, in the main, he attributes the ruin that overtook
their race.