G.A. Henty's historical fiction, With Clive in India, describes the
period between the arrival of Clive in India and the end of his career
and is lively in the extreme. Initially, the English were traders who
relied on the acceptance of nearby princes; they were experts of Bengal
and much of southern India.The author has given a full record of the
events of that exciting time. The book follows real historical events,
revolving around the battles, attacks, and military campaigns of Robert
Clive in mid-18th century India, when the English, Dutch, and French
East India organisations were all competing for business and regional
authority in the profitable Indian subcontinent.