Some glimpses into life in the Far East

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Title:: Some glimpses into life in the Far East
Collection:: Southeast Asia Visions
Creator:: Thomson, John Turnbull
Date:: 1864
Catalog Record:: 2552589
Extent:: 352 600dpi JPEG page images
Publisher:: Richardson and Company
Publication Place:: London
Format:: Book
Contents:: Front Matter
Chapter I. The Straits of Sunda
Chapter II. Batavia
Chapter III. The Last Plunge
Chapter IV. Singapore
Chapter V. The Malacca Captain
Chapter VI. Malacca
Chapter VII. Pulo Pinang
Chapter VIII. The Dinner Party
Chapter IX. The Church
Chapter X. Meccawee
Chapter XI. An Excursion
Chapter XII. Native Marriage Ceremony
Chapter XIII. Kockchai
Chapter XIV. The Fatal Accident
Chapter XV. Penang Hills
Chapter XVI. The Indiaman
Chapter XVII. The Kinduri
Chapter XVIII. The Devil Cast Out
Chapter XIX. The Land Purchase
Chapter XX. Oamut
Chapter XXI. Oppressions
Chapter XXII. Despotic Officialism
Chapter XXIII. Che Kota
Chapter XXIV. Disclosures and Reflections
Chapter XXV. A Water Excursion
Chapter XXVI. Another Raid
Chapter XXVII. The Boar Hunt
Chapter XXVIII. Reptiles and Insects
Chapter XXIX. Keddah Disturbances
Chapter XXX. Keddah History
Chapter XXXI. Superstitions
Chapter XXXII. Ramasamy Pillay
Chapter XXXIII. Native Connections
Chapter XXXIV. The First Chinese War
Chapter XXXV. Sir George Bonham
Chapter XXXVI. The Nonia or Nona
Chapter XXXVII. Return to Singapore
Chapter XXXVIII. Terumbo Myet
Chapter XXXIX. Captain Samuel Congalton
Chapter XL. Sungei Kallang
Chapter XLI. Captain William Scott
Chapter XLII. Gunong Poolai
Chapter XLIII. The Jew of Bagdad.
Chapter XLIV. The Eurasian Family.
Chapter XLV. The Delhi Moonsher
Chapter XLVI. The Serenade.
Chapter XLVII. Capitan Donker.
Chapter XLVIII. Governor Butterworth.
Chapter XLIX. Native Burial-Grounds.
Chapter L. An English Ship Taken by Chinese.
Chapter LI. An English Ship Taken by Malays.
Chapter LII. Malay Mutiny Suppressed.
Chapter LIII. A Black Man Made White.
Chapter LIV. Whampoa.
Chapter LV. Malacca Once More.
Chapter LVI. Sungei Baroo.
Chapter LVII. The Kissang.
Chapter LVIII. Abdulla Bin Abdul Kader Moonshee.

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