Sri Aurobindo

Autobiographical Notes

and Other Writings of Historical Interest

Part Two. Letters of Historical Interest

1. Letters on Personal, Practical and Political Matters (1890–1926)

Letters and Telegrams to Political and Professional Associates 1906–1926

To Aswinicoomar Banerji [1]¹

12 Wellington Square
June 26.1907.

Dear Aswini Babu,

I quite forgot about it. I am afraid I cannot just now think of any such book as you want. There is Marriot’s Makers of Italy but that is not a biography nor anything like comprehensive. Bent’s Life of Garibaldi is crammed full of facts and very tedious reading. I don’t think there is any good life of Mazzini in English – only the translation of his autobiography. However, I will look up the subject and, if I find anything, will let you know.

Yours sincerely

Aurobindo Ghose.

¹ Sri Aurobindo wrote these letters to Aswinicoomar Banerji (1866–1945), a barrister, labour leader and nationalist politician, shortly before Sri Aurobindo was arrested for sedition in August 1907. This letter is dated 26 June 1907. The biography of Garibaldi mentioned is J. Theodore Bent’s The Life of Giuseppe Garibaldi (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1882).

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