Originally written by Fanshawe to serve as a guide to visitors to Delhi this book is quite exhaustive in its compass. Written in 1902 it begins with a brief account of Delhi in that year. The rest of the six chapters cover descriptions of the walled city of Shahjahanabad Delhi in 1857 the southern part of Delhi including Humayun's Tomb the grave of Hazrat Nizam-ud-din Auliya and the Safdarjang Tomb ancient Delhi of the Hindu and Mohammedan era (including the Kila Rai Pithora) the Kutab Minar and Tughlakabad. The book also contains a brief history of the kings of Delhi with an historical table of the Mughal kings besides a list of monuments of archaeological interest. About the Author H.C. Fanshawe (1852-1923) of Bengal Civil Service retired as Chief Secretary to the Punjab Government and Commissioner of the Delhi Division.
