Organising my books is an ongoing, nay, endless project. It seems that every time I am finished, I can start from the beginning again. However, without the books, Mutiny Reflections or Eating the Raj would be impossible.

The question is, where do they all come from?

Where to Find What
To find books online, I use the following sites:

archive.org
https://wellcomecollection.org/
https://dli.sanskritdictionary.com/
https://indianculture.gov.in/ebooks
https://www.gutenberg.org/


I rarely resort to Google Books https://books.google.com/ since I find the other sites are more attuned to my needs. Although you can set up your library online should you desire to use that feature, books have an odd habit of suddenly disappearing.
Z-Library has had its issues in the past and there are still people who are undecided whether it is a legal source or not. For me, it is a way to find out which print books I am missing and then duly purchase them should I decide I require them. When I buy books, I do try my local bookshop which can order certain titles provided they are not too obscure, but I also favour the following:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/
https://www.helion.co.uk/search-results.php
https://www.naval-military-press.com/

A site I have not ordered from yet but has received glowing reviews:
https://booksplea.se/

However, if I desire to find out-of-print books that do not cost limbs, I look to:

https://www.abebooks.com/
https://www.worldofbooks.com/

In the picture above and directly below, are books I have purchased either over Abe, World of Books or in India. With one exception, the ex-library book, The Tale of the Great Mutiny. That has a story of its own!

I started my collection 25 years ago with seven books and began, thus, the most rewarding journey I have ever embarked on. For anyone interested in starting their own collection, I have attached a few lists here of books which are currently available online. These should prove to be an interesting resource for anyone interested in the mutiny, the East India Company or the Raj. Each list can be downloaded and is organised to provide some ease of use.

I cannot say if this is a well-rounded collection yet the joy it brings is beyond description, this irreplaceable world of words.