The Golden Chersonese: A 19th-Century Englishwoman"s Travels in Singapore and the Malay Peninsula
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EAN/UPC/ISBN Code
9789810844844
Brand
Monsoon Books
Author
Isabella Bird
Pages
144
Year of production
2011
First published 127 years ago, this classic travelogue by the world"s most famous nineteenth-century lady travel writer offers a unique insight into Malaysia and Singapore in the 1880s and is one of the oldest surviving travelogues written by a woman. This intrepid lady explored the British colony of Singapore and the jungles of the Malay Peninsula. This fascinating and historically valuable reprint features original illustrations sketched during the author"s travels.