A tour in Southern Asia : (Indo-China, Malaya, Java Sumatra, and Ceylon, 1925-1926)
Digitised Book 216.73.216.107 (0)
1928
Information About
This book provides a descriptive account of the author's journey, sailing from the French port of Marseilles to the port of Saigon in Indo-China. Included is a record of his impressions of each port of call, as well as an account of the historical, political and social conditions of the inhabitants and places such as Indo-China, Singapore, Malaya, Sumatra, Java, and Ceylon.
Additional Details
- Title
- A tour in Southern Asia : (Indo-China, Malaya, Java Sumatra, and Ceylon, 1925-1926)
- Creators
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- Bleackley, Horace, 1868-1931
- Subject
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- Southeast Asia--Description and travel
- Malay Archipelago--Description and travel
- Indochina--Description and travel
- Publisher
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- J. Lane, 1928
- National Library Board Singapore, 1928
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill.
- Table of Contents
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- ch. I. The Andre-Lebon -- ch. II. Les enfants, and other things -- ch. III. "Paris in the jungle" -- ch. IV. The People of Saigon -- ch. V. Comedy and Tragedy -- ch. VI. L'affaire bardez -- ch. VII. Vers Angkor -- ch. VIII. The Parc of Angkor -- ch. IX. The Khmers of Angkor -- ch. X. Down the Mekong -- ch. XI. Education -- ch. XII. Last days in Saigon -- ch. XIII. Singapore -- ch. XIV. Some of the people of Singapore -- ch. XV. The Singapore Mutiny -- ch. VI. More about Singapore -- ch. VII. The island of Palms -- ch. VIII. Tin -- ch. XIX. Rubber -- ch. XX. Malayan Affairs -- ch. XXI. A voyage to Java -- ch. XXII. Central Java -- ch. XXIII. Batavia and the West -- ch. XXIV. A glimpse of Sumatra -- XXV. Westward bound -- XXVI. "Where every prospect pleases ..." -- ch. XXVII. Colombo -- ch. XXVIII. Back to England -- Index.
- Copyright
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- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2005.