Somerset Playne


Somerset Playne is a British explorer who travelled British Empire and written books about it.
Playne was a fellow of Royal Geographical Society. In order to publish his travelogue Playne started a publishing house named, "The Foreign and Colonial Compiling and Publishing Company" in 1908. First he travelled to British East Africa and wrote a book about it. Later he wrote books about Cape Colony, the Orange Free State and New zealand between 1908 and 1913.
Playne arrived in India in 1913 and stayed in Madras club of Madras. He travelled almost 7000 miles in motor cycle and produced his travelogue about southern India. Due to world war I he could not return to England. He stayed some more years and wrote books about Punjab and Bengal.

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