{"product_id":"2026200006362-secondhand-oakfield-or-fellowship-in-the-east","title":"Oakfield: Or Fellowship In The East","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Light chipping - still structural. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA semi-autobiographical Victorian novel, Oakfield: Or Fellowship in the East chronicles the experiences of a disillusioned young British officer navigating the moral and social complexities of life in colonial India during the mid-nineteenth century. The protagonist, Arthur Oakfield, arrives in the East with idealistic convictions rooted in Christian earnestness, only to find himself at odds with the cynicism, corruption, and hollow camaraderie that pervade Anglo-Indian military society. Written with a tone of sincere moral urgency, the narrative argues passionately against the spiritual and ethical degradation that empire imposes on both the colonizer and the colonized. Arnold draws on his own service in the Bengal Infantry to lend the work an authenticity that distinguishes it from more romanticized accounts of imperial adventure, presenting instead a searching critique of British conduct abroad. Regarded as a notable early example of the Anglo-Indian novel, it remains a compelling and historically significant work for readers interested in Victorian literature, colonial history, and the crisis of conscience at the heart of empire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48820234944731,"sku":"2026200006362-SECONDHAND","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e1399b27-fa94-4594-97d2-d671288da58b.png?v=1780055065","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200006362-secondhand-oakfield-or-fellowship-in-the-east","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}