The autobiography of Munshi Abdullah
Digitised Book 216.73.216.191 (0)
1918
Information About
Narration of Abdullah's life from the days of his ancestors up to the English rule in Malacca and the founding of Singapore.
Additional Details
- Title
- The autobiography of Munshi Abdullah
- Creators
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- Abdullah Abdul Kadir, Munshi, 1796-1854
- Subject
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- Abdullah Abdul Kadir, Munshi, 1795-1854
- Teachers--Malaysia--Malaya--Biography
- Malaya--History
- Singapore--History
- Publisher
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- Printed at the Methodist Pub. House, 1918
- National Library Board Singapore, 1918
- Contributors
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- Shellabear, W. G. (William Girdlestone), 1862-1947
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, 21991 KB, 160 p.
- Table of Contents
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- Introduction -- ch. 1. Abdullah's forefathers -- ch. 2. The birth of Abdullah -- ch. 3. Beginning to learn to read -- ch. 4. The destruction of the Malacca fort -- ch. 5. The story of Mr. Farquhar and an elephant drive -- ch. 6. Raffles comes to Malacca -- ch. 7. The arrival of Lord Minto -- ch. 8. The treachery of Tengku Penglima Besar -- ch. 9. The Anglo-Chinese College is founded at Malacca by Mr. Milne -- ch. 10. Col. Farquhar's search for a strategic position -- ch. 11. The founding of Singapore -- ch. 12. Dutch rules in Malacca -- ch. 13. The story of Tengku Long.
- Copyright
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- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2010.