Calcutta: A compilation of journals chronicling a British housewife ‘ s life in Calcutta and erstwhile Dacca between 1856 and 1889 has opened up a whole new world to discover for her great- granddaughter at the age of 76.
Sarah Royle was tingling with excitement when she reached Ho Chi Minh Sarani, formerly Harrington Street, on Sunday. This was where her great- grandparents H. J. Reynolds and Margaretta had lived for three decades.