verse: A Lady's Farewell to Calcutta, was a lament for those who regretted staying in the mofussil. Halhed wrote an anonymous tract in 1779 in defense of Hastings's policies with respect to the Maratha War. He began to write poetry, also, expressing his admiration for the governor, such as a Horatian ode of 1782. Under the pseudonym of "Detector" he wrote a series of open letters that appeared in newspapers, as separate pamphlets and in collections. These letters span over a year, from October 1782 to November 1783. In the decade of Hastings's impeachment, Halhed remained involved in the war of pamphlets. The Upanisad (1787) was based on Dara Shikoh's Persian translation. He wrote and distributed a Testimony of the Authenticity of the Prophecies of Richard Brothers, and of his Mission to recall the Jews''. Scandalously, he identified London with Babylon and Sodom: and was judged eccentric or mad. See also Gentoo Citations References . External links Books by Nathaniel Brassey Halhed — archive.org Orientalism, poetry, and the millennium : the checkered life of Nathaniel Brassey Halhed, 1751-1830 by Rosane Rocher Excerpts of his notes on some Persian translations of Sanskrit texts were published by Hindley under the title Attribution 1751 births 1830 deaths 18th-century apocalypticists 19th-century apocalypticists British MPs 1790–1796 Burials at St Peter's, Petersham English orientalists English philologists Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies People educated at Harrow School People from Westminster