Cliveless World

'''Copyright © Tony Jones, 2005. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.'''

Robert Clive (in the real world Clive of India) attempted to commit suicide twice when he first went to India, due to depression. In the real world his pistol misfired both times. It was only after this that he went on to achieve greatness. What if it had not, and he had died before he achieved greatness?