The Chersonese With the Gilding Off; Volume 2

Innes, Emily

History

Franklin Classics

The Chersonese with the Gilding Off, Volume 2

Nabu Press

This early works is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Contents include; Langat, My Occupations, Mr Innes's Occupations, Malay Manners, Malay Dress, Cholera and Tigers, Tunku Dia Udin, Alone, and Flowers & Insects. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The Chersonnese With the Gilding Off (1)

World

Barber Pr

<p>The Chersonese with the Gilding Off is usually described as a companion volume to Isabella Bird's better-known The Golden Chersonese , published in 1883 and also available as an Oxford Paperback. Starkly written and with a wry sense of humour, it is vastly different to Isabella Bird's rather<br>idyllic account. Seeing the Malayan country `under totally different circumstances', Innes's describes her lonely and uncomfortable life as the wife of a minor government official, and her reluctant participation in the pettiness of colonial society, and in the life of the kampung around her.</p>

The Chersonese with the Gilding Off (Oxford in Asia Paperbacks)

OUP South East Asia

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