The Golden Road

Multi-award-winning and bestselling historian William Dalrymple’s latest book was published on 5 September – a revolutionary new history of the diffusion of Indian art, religions, technology, astronomy, music, dance, literature, mathematics and mythology, along a Golden Road that stretched from the Red Sea to the Pacific.

To see further details and to order, visit William’s publisher’s site.

Cover of William's latest book

Books by WilliamView all >

The Golden Road The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company Kohinoor: The Story of the World’s Most Infamous Diamond Return of a King The Last Mughal

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