M&D/East India Co./Coffee (no spoilers)

[Jeffrey Hildt]

While searching for a little background info in support of my M&D read
(in progress) a simple Web search turned up the East India Company's Web
site.  Yes, indeed.  They're still in business folks. And what are they
pushing?  Saint Helena (the world's most expensive) coffee!

I urge a visit to:

http://www.theeastindiacompany.com/contents.html

for a brief history of The Company, several pictures of the island, the
occasional mention of Clive of India and an essay on the introduction of
coffee to 17th c. Europe by E.I.C.