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Of the many stories that came out of the British occupation of India, few are as dramatic as the conflict between the Brits and the Sultan of Mysore, Tipoo Sahib, who owned a model of a tiger tearing into a redcoat. Sahib was known to lead stealthy campaigns in areas devoid of British military protection, always keeping one step ahead of the beleaguered imperialists. However, Sir Richard and Sir Arthur Wellesley extinguished the raging flames of his terrorization in 1799 with their siege of his capitol.
In The Tiger of Mysore, Dick Holland, journeys to India from England, thinking that his father is a prisoner of the great Sultan. He encounters adventure on the path to his father, as the plight of a royal-born slave girl complicates his task. Dick risks imprisonment and death attempting to orchestrate a three-way escape from the tyrant’s evil clutches.