Bruce Sterling @bruces*The joys of British imperialism in India; they died like flies, from disease mostly. #MarySomerville #scientist #memoirs
Matt Godden@bruces There's an interesting Rest Is History episode covering the British East India company, specifically that 16 was the *oldest* a person could be to join, and 2/3 of the people who joined were dead within 24 months, half of those within 12 months.
Colin Rowat