The Failure of Lord Curzon, a Study In "Imperialism": An Open Letter to the Earl of Rosebery

The failure of Lord Curzon, a study in "imperialism" – is a book written by Charles James O'Cahan O'Donnell and published in 1903. He was an Irish colonial administrator in the British Raj, later a member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. O'Donnell had a clear dislike for Lord Curzon as Viceroy of India, referring to Lord Rosebury as "Lord Curzon's Failure." The fact that the author had been acquainted with India for twenty-eight years suggests some knowledge of the issues he is discussing, while after such a long exile few will recognize his name. Moreover, in political disputes, the author prefers an impersonality similar to that which allows the journalist to leave his facts and arguments to speak for themselves. He wants to draw attention not to his own hesitant opinions, but to the long array of weighty quotes he cites, statements from people like Sir George Wingate, Sir Richard Garth, Sir Ashley Eden, Sir William Wedderburn, Sir Steuart Bayley, Sir Charles Rivaz, Sir John Jardine, Sir W.W. Hunter and many others, governors and imperial advisers, judges and chief commissioners. He will also seek the fullest possible review of objective evidence from high-profile magazines, an Englishman from Calcutta, a pioneer of Allahabad, the capital, and many others.