Nineteenth Century Indian English Prose : A Selection is an attempt to represent the facility with which Indians used the English language in the nineteenth century, It also represents the various ways in which Indians wrote or spoke of their country and as such it is a selection of statements about India and the idea of Indian Nation. Its includes political, cultural, religious and literary pieces and everywhere the preference has been for pieces which show Indian eloquence in English. The figures included as Raja Ram Mhan Roy, Dadabhai Naoroji, etc.