This is a classic book of history of the Rajputs. The work is divided into three volumes. Much historical, geographical and ethnological information has been collected as a Chronicle of the Rajputs. This is a classic. It deserves to be treated as such. One of the most valuable parts of the Annals is the chapter describing the popular religion of the Rajputs, the festival and sites in honour of the Mother Goddess -Gauri. A race of warriors like the Rajputs naturally favours the worship of Siva, ?the blessed or auspicious one?. The milder side of the Rajput character is also represented in the cult of Krishna. The character of the Rajputs is disccussed in many passeges in the Annals. The virtues of the Rajputs lie in the surface - their loyalty, devotion and gallentry, tbeir chivalry towards women, their regard for their national customs. The Rajput women are described as virtuous affectionate and devoted, taking part in the control of the family, sharing with their husbands the dangers of war and sport, contemptuous of the coward and exercising a salutary influence in public and domestic affairs. Vol. I describes mostly the geography of Rajasthan, the History of the Rajput tribes and the feudal system of their states. Vol. II deals with the Annals of Marwar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and other cities of Rajasthan. Vol. III consists of the annals of Amber, Haravati, Bundi and narrates Shaikhenvat Federation, and incorporates personal narrative from Udaipur to Kheroda. At any rate, the Rajput will enjoy the satisfaction that his race has been selected to furnish the materials for the most comprehensive monograph ever compiled by a British historian.