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.
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.
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The Stanfords Travel Classics series, now totalling 15 titles, showcases some of the finest historical travel writing in the English language. Every title is reset in a contemporary and easy-to-read typeface, to create a series that every lover of fine travel literature will want to collect and keep.
The Stanfords Travel Classics series, now totalling 15 titles, showcases some of the finest historical travel writing in the English language. Every title is reset in a contemporary and easy-to-read typeface, to create a series that every lover of fine travel literature will want to collect and keep.
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Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-906780-38-8 (9781906780388)
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