“I am a terrible linguist. It`s a great shame that I have not learnt Urdu and Persian.”

—  William Dalrymple

In Zeenews, William Dalrymple's book on first Anglo-Afghan war out in December http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bookworm/william-dalrymple-s-book-on-first-anglo-afghan-war-out-in-december_2501.htm, IANS, 12 September 2012,

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