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Detailed explanation-1: -James Mill was the author of the book ‘A History of British India’. The book is a huge 3-volume work.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1817, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, published a massive three-volume work “The History of British India".

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1817, James Mill published a massive three-volume work, ‘A History of British India’, in which, he divided Indian history into three periods.

Detailed explanation-4: -The History of British India is a three-volume work by the Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and philosopher James Mill, charting the history of Company rule in India. The work, first published in 1817, was an instant success and secured a “modicum of prosperity” for Mill.