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Sto caricando le informazioni... To Siam and Malaya in the Duke of Sutherland's Yacht, "Sans Peur"di Florence Caddy
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First published just over a hundred years ago, this delightful account of a voyage in a luxurious Ducal private yacht, where half the crew apparently consisted of cooks, covers a journey though the Red Sea to India, Singapore, and Siam returning via Malaya, Ceylon, and Egypt.The author was invited to join the yacht as 'geographer and naturalist' but did, in fact, spend much time describing Court life and entertainments in Bangkok, where she met King Chulalongkorn. In Singapore and Johore, the party was equally lavishly entertained by the Sultan (at the final banquetthe entire set of Ellenborough gold plate was used!).These descriptions can be considered as set-pieces of real historical value but the book also includes much information more directly related to the work for which Mrs Caddy was engaged. To Siam and Malaya is well written in an interesting and undemanding way, and today's reader will find it asfresh and entertaining as when it was first published. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)915.043History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in Asia Special TopicsClassificazione LCVotoMedia: Nessun voto.Sei tu?Diventa un autore di LibraryThing. |