Malay sketches
Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham was an important figure in Southeast Asia at the turn of the century. First posted to Singapore in 1871, his prompt mastery of colloquial Malay served him well throughout his career. In 1896, he became the first Resident General of the Federated Malay States, followed...
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| Series: | Silverfish Malaysian classics
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| 505 | 0 | |a The real Malay -- The tiger -- A fishing picnic -- The murder of the hawker -- Meng-gelunchor -- Amok -- The joget -- The story of Mat Aris -- Latah -- The eternal feminine -- In the noon of night -- Van Hagen and Cavaliero -- The passing of Panglima Prang Semaun -- Ber-hantu -- The king's way -- A Malay romance -- Malay superstitions -- With a casting-net -- James Wheller Woodford Birch -- A personal incident -- Nakodah orlong -- Evening | |
| 520 | |a Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham was an important figure in Southeast Asia at the turn of the century. First posted to Singapore in 1871, his prompt mastery of colloquial Malay served him well throughout his career. In 1896, he became the first Resident General of the Federated Malay States, followed by his appointment as Governor and Commander in Chief of the Straits Settlements. Drawing on twenty-five years experience in Malaya, Swettenhem presents a series of sketches of the lush landscape of Malaya, and observations of the lives, customs, beliefs and superstitions of the locals. | ||
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