A tuan discovers his cook has included tiger meat in his curry. Sampan boys race down the Singapore River. A gang robs dhobies and make off with shirts and petticoats.
These memoirs of travellers and residents include extracts from
the following classic volumes:
- A Visit to the Indian Archipelago by Henry Keppel
- Our Tropical Possessions in Malayan India by John Cameron
- The Golden Chersonese by Isabella L Bird
- A Beachcomber in the Orient by Harry L Foster
- Eastern Journey by John H MacCallum Scott