This other India : a biography of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles



Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

1957

This other India : a biography of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

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This is a biography of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles covering the years 1781 to 1826. It tells of his start in life on board a ship, and his early years of living in poverty. Raffles' career started as a clerk with the East India Company, rising through the ranks to become Secretary. The biography takes his journey from London to Penang, Malacca, Java, Bencoolen, and finally Singapore.

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Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826 Colonial administrators--Biography

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Colonial administrators Personalities

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Title
This other India : a biography of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
Creators
  • Pearson, Harold Frank
Subject
  • Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826
  • Colonial administrators--Biography
Publisher
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1957
  • Eastern Universities Press, 1957
Contributors
  • John Bastin
Digital Description
application/pdf, 39949 KB, 132 p.
Table of Contents
  • 1781-1804 -- 1804-1805 -- 1805-1810 -- 1807-1810 -- 1810-1811 -- 1811-1813 -- 1814-1816 -- 1816-1818 -- 1818 -- 1818-1819 -- 1819-1822 -- 1822 -- 1823 -- 1823-1826 -- Postcript -- Notes.
Copyright
  • All rights reserved. H.F Pearson & Eastern Universities Press, 1957