In 1893, writing as Sara Jeanette Duncan, Mrs. Everard Cotes (1861-1922) published a rather piquant book of fiction titled 'The Simple Adventures of a Memsahib'. This well-illustrated volume may have been a story, but giving credence to the old adage 'fact is stranger than fiction' it described how it was proposed to transport a family in India with a couple of children and their nursemaid (ayah) from Calcutta (today called Kolkata) to Shimla. Set in the pre-railway era, this is how the family was expected to move its luggage -

1st Camel Load - Two large trunks and two smaller ones with clothing.

2nd Camel Load - One large trunk containing children's clothing, plate chest, three bags and one bonnet-box.

3rd Camel Load - Three boxes of books, one box containing folding chairs, light tin box with clothing.

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