The Song of Kali from the mouth of one of her devotees

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	• Confessions of a Thug (Oxford World's Classics) Philip Meadows Taylor Oxford University Press, USA, 1998 - 602 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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The Song of Kali from the mouth of one of her devotees

Ameer Ali was born a Muslim but he was raised to be a devotee of Ma Kali, or one of her Thugs, men who killed in her name and offered all to her, including their souls.

This Ameer's story, of how he became a Thug, of his childhood years, raised in the shadow of death and destruction, brought about by his adopted family, Thugs of Kali, men who slew in her name.

Despite the fact this is a book written in the 19th century, it is surprisingly modern and without too much judgment by the author, who was obviously clearly fascinated with his subject.

When Meadows wrote this book Ameer was a prisoner of the British, he had betrayed his breathen for his own personal reasons, not for money and not out of fear for his life but for revenge, pure and simple.

A book you just can't put down no matter how hard you try.

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A fascinating thriller of a book

For a British soldier, (Lieutenant) under the services of the Nizam of Hyderabad in the 19th century India, turned writer Philip Meadows Taylor certainly proves his prowess as a writer through this book 'Congessions of a Thug', no wonder the book turned out to be a 'best seller' in 19th century England.

The main character AMEER ALI comes to life at the outset and the story of this 'Thugee' unravels before the reader without much interruption from the author. The story is about plotting,murder and mayhem excuted with precison, conviction, with ease and without remorse for that is the way of the 'Thugee'. Though Ameer Ali and his merry men were social parasites and the very embodiment of evil, Taylor quite successfully managed to bring out the many facets of the man and his men as an impartial observer and master story teller. Lastly, the historical nature of the book can not be overlooked considering the fact that similar group of bandits (called Dacoits) still exists in certain parts of India, Chambal Valley comes to mind.

A fascinating book indeed and worth reading.

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Philip Meadows Taylor's Confessions of a Thug is one of the most influential works ever written about India and one of the bestselling novels of the nineteenth century. In the course of a confession to a white sahib, the imprisoned Ameer Ali recounts his life as a member of the Thuggee, a secret religion cult practicing ritual mass murder and robbery. Featuring a map, a glossary, and a critical introduction, Oxford's is the only available edition of this important work.

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