Travellers' tales of old Singapore
Electronic Book 216.73.216.62 (0)
2018
Information About
This expanded bicentennial edition of the "Travellers' tales of old Singapore" is made up of first-hand accounts from more than 80 visitors to Singapore during the period of its founding in 1819 to the Japanese surrender in World War 2. This includes letters, diaries, memoires and images of old Singapore.
Additional Details
- Title
- Travellers' tales of old Singapore
- Subject
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- Singapore--Description and travel--19th century
- Singapore--Description and travel--20th century
- Singapore--19th century--Anecdotes
- Singapore--20th century--Anecdotes
- Publisher
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- National Library Board Singapore, 2018
- Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2018
- Contributors
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- Michael Wise
- Wise, Michael, 1937-
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill.
- Table of Contents
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- Skulls on the sand -- The fate of Singapore -- The flag of the hill -- A visit to the Rajah -- Occupations -- Scorpions in the cabin ... In the Chinese bazaar -- Wild pariah dogs -- Long tails and loose trousers -- Madeira of the east -- Amok -- A Chinese burglar -- A scene of Terror -- The Chinaman's garden ... Unconditional surrender -- Escape -- Signed on the dotted line.
- Edition
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- Expanded bicentennial ed.
- Copyright
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- All rights reserved. Michael Wise, 2019