June 1980 Issue [Article] A taste for Calcutta Download PDF Adjust Share This terrible, beautiful city by Simon Winchester, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Calcutta (India) Description and travel Social conditions Social life and customs More from Simon Winchester By Rolls to Russia A Silver Spirit crosses the Iron Curtain The train to Kompong Sam Seeing the world with Thomas Cook Ending the dacoity menace India's most frightful crime Adjust Share