A short factual account, with an examinations of the explanations for the famine.

An account of the famine, including apportioning of blame to both the British administration of India, and the Suhrawardy ministry in Bengal province.

Places the famine in the wider context of British rule and its deficits for the region, and ascribes blame to the British government.

Account of the famine, its historical context, and details of many government measures that contributed to it.