Interesting and well-told narratives of several suttees will be found in Bernier, Travels in the Mogul Empire, pp.
"Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official"
William Sleeman
That monstrous lie met her on pamphlet cover, on hoardings, in sensational appeals; it seemed immortal, and she would have suffered the pains of a dozen suttees if she could have done so, to show the world how the power and tenderness of this alleged tormentor of helpless beasts had gripped one woman's heart.
"Marriage"
H. G. Wells