THE GOLDEN CHERSONESE : A 19TH-CENTURY ENGLISHWOMAN'S TRAVELS IN SINGAPORE AND THE MALAY PENINSULA

Type

Book

Authors

Isabella Bird

ISBN 10

9810844840

ISBN 13

9789810844844

Tags

Asia, Travelers & Explorers, Travel, Singapore, Southeast, Travel Writing

Description

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. - from Amzon

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