The Golden Chersonese And The Way Thither
by:
Isabella L. Bird
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- ISBN 9781906780388
- Categories Bundle Bargains!, BXOS, Isabella L. Bird, NF TRA, RM 10 - RM 19.99
- Author(s) Isabella L. Bird
- Publisher John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
- Pages 256
- Dimensions 19.6cm x 1.9cm x 12.8cm
- Weight 0.3 kg
product description
She wrote 23 letters describing her adventures to her sister Hennie in
Scotland, and named the collection The Golden Chersonese after the ancient
name given to the Malay Peninsula by the Greek scholar, Ptolemy. Her
detailed descriptions of the Malay Peninsula in the 1870s are in startling
contrast to present-day Malaysia and Singapore, and provide a fascinating
account of many aspects of the region, including the people, culture,
landscapes, and wildlife, all described with the Victorian stiff upper lip
typical of her time.
