Angela McCarthy, the author of “Tea and Empire: James Taylor in Victorian Ceylon” which was reviewed by Royston Ellis in the Sunday Times Plus of August 20, has written to clarify the mysterious existence of Taylor’s two brothers. Her phrase “two other Taylor brothers in Ceylon” refers to two other Taylors planting in Ceylon who [...]
Angela McCarthy, the author of “Tea and Empire: James Taylor in Victorian Ceylon” which was reviewed by Royston Ellis in the Sunday Times Plus of August 20, has written to clarify the mysterious existence of Taylor’s two brothers. Her phrase “two other Taylor brothers in Ceylon” refers to two other Taylors planting in Ceylon who were brothers, but not brothers of James Taylor.