Philip Meadows Taylor
Administrator and novelist (1808-1876) · Writers · Died at 67
Philip Meadows Taylor was a British officer and administrator in the Hyderabad state, and later British India. He was also a novelist, best known for his 1839 bestseller Confessions of a Thug, and an amateur archaeologist.
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After Confessions of a Thug, Taylor wrote a series of historical romance novels set against the backdrop of important events in Indian history.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1808 to 1876 · aged 67
