Further Readings

Forrest, Denys, Tea for the British: The Social and Economic History of a Famous Trade. London: Chatto & Windus, 1973. Denys Forrests Tea for the British is a good general history for the topic of the trade of tea and its effect on the British Empire. Tea for the Britishs main point is to explain the history of tea directly connected with the British. The book starts with the origins of tea in the southern portion of China and proceeds to explain why the British started exporting it. The book goes all the way to its publishing date which makes it somewhat dated but a good starting point for any who wish to study this subject. Gardner, Brian. The East India Company: A History. New York: The McCall Publishing Company, 1971. The East India Company: A History is a history of the companys connection with India. The book Begins with the Sub-continents acquisition to the end of the companys monopoly in 1835. This work helps the reader understand how the East India Company came to be such an important player in the world, what was its connection with tea was and most importantly its connection between India and England. Brian Gardner is a historian who has several historical works to his credit including Allenby and Churchill in His Time. Macfarlane, Alan & Iris Macfarlane. Green Gold: The Empire of Tea. London: Ebury Press, 2003. Green Gold is a general history of the tea trade, explaining the reasons behind the desire for tea in England in the 18th century to the massive tea trade of the 20th and 21st centuries. Alan Macfarlane is renowned historian and professor at Cambridge. He offers an even deeper perspective of the British Empire because he was born in India in 1941 and lived there for the first part of his life. An interesting aspect of the Green Gold is that it provides a miniature memoir of Alan Macfarlanes life, giving a closer look of Empire.

Rose, Sarah. For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the Worlds Favorite Drink and Changed History. New York: Penguin Books, 2010. For All the Tea in China tells the story of how Robert Fortune went to China to get a tea plant in 1848. This feat would eventually lead to the establishment of tea plantations in India. For All the Tea in China gives a closer look at one of the most important events surrounding Englands love for tea and its desire to have it. It gives a personal look at

Robert Fortune and the closing years of the East India Trading Company. Sarah Rose graduated from University of Chicago as a journalist who has written a number of books. Standage, Tom. A History of the World in 6 Glasses. New York: Walker & Company, 2005. A History of the World in 6 Glasses provides a good general history for the topic of tea and empire. Providing background from the discovery of tea in China to the trade with the East India Trading Company to the cultural significance of tea in England. Tom Standage was educated at Oxford University and is a journalist and editor. He has written for The Economist and has written two other historical works to his credit The Victorian Internet and An Edible History of the World.