May 1869 Issue [Article] The sacred city of the Hindus Download PDF Adjust Share by Henry Mills Alden, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags Antiquities Description and travel History India Religion Varanasi (India) More from Henry Mills Alden A Floating Freehold From “Voyage Alone in the Rob Roy,” which appeared in the May 1868 issue of Harper’s Magazine. The complete essay — along with the magazine’s entire 164-year archive — is available online at harpers.org/fromthearchive. Editor’s study Editor’s study Adjust Share