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Jul 19, 2021 · In the mid-19th century, India was home to a remarkable Australian, who was a barrister, a writer and, most famously, a lawyer for the Rani of Jhansi. Dr Amit Ranjan resurrects John Lang in his book, and brings to life this restless wanderer and his intriguing legacy.
Sep 15, 2024 · Colonial Australian John Lang lived a life of dramatic highs and lows, and he may have been the first Australian novelist. He is celebrated in India, but still largely unknown on our shores.
Nov 24, 2014 · John Lang (1816-64) was a writer, lawyer and journalist who lived most of his adult life in India, which is 1842 till his death in 1864. Arguably the first Australian-born novelist, Lang...
Early life and education. Lang was born at Parramatta, Sydney, Australia, second and posthumous son of Walter Lang, merchant adventurer, and his wife Elizabeth, née Harris. [1] Lang was educated at Sydney College under William Timothy Cape.
Jul 8, 2015 · He was, as we are told, a writer, newspaper editor, traveller and barrister, lived in India for a number of years. He was a prominent lawyer, and, most notably counselled the Rani of Jhansi in her case against the British East India Company. Lang died, in Mussorie, one commentator says, because of “an insatiable craving for champagne”.
Jan 14, 2022 · Lang (1816-1864) was a fiery journalist and novelist who constantly annoyed the establishment of the East India Company with his vituperative and pathogenic humor. He had lived in India since the age of 26.
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Jan 27, 2011 · Lang’s writing and its publication seem to have been divided among England, India and Australia, but his first poems, novel and stories were published while he was still living in Sydney, and there is a substantial enough body of Australian-based work for him to warrant some attention.
