The Lucknow Residency– a Story of 1857 is a journey to the past, which takes the reader back to five harrowing months of the Indian Mutiny and into the lives of the men, women and children whose very survival depended on these now silent ruins. Each building within the grounds of the Lucknow Residency tells a tale of heroism and desperation, with eyewitness accounts providing a unique glimpse into a siege which changed the entire balance of that fearsome war.

This book is not a treatise about British policy and empire-building in India. It is a story about human survival under extremely adverse conditions, against all odds.

Through meticulous and comprehensive research, Eva Chatterji has enabled The Siege of Lucknow to be experienced through the reminiscences of the besieged, which bring to life a history that slumbers on among the shattered walls.

This is an invaluable guide, not only for visitors to the Lucknow Residency but for anyone interested in the history of the Indian Mutiny.