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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781912049882
- Book Title
- Dragon
- Item Length
- 7.8in
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books Private, The Limited
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- History, Fiction
- Topic
- Asia / Southeast Asia, Modern / 18th Century, Historical
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 10.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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From humble birth in Suffolk, England, Francis Light struggles against the social prejudices of his day. His subsequent adventures as a naval officer and merchant sea captain take him from India to Sumatra, the Straits of Malacca to Siam, through shipwreck, sea battles, pirate raids and tropical disease. The 18th-century Straits is in crisis, beleaguered by the Dutch, the Bugis, and the clash between Siam and Burma. Francis Light, devious manipulator of the status quo, is joined by a cast of real historical figures from the courts of Siam and Kedah and from the East India Company, including Sultan Muhammed Jiwa, King Tak Sin, Raja Lumu, Warren Hastings and Martinha Rozells, a young Eurasian woman of noble birth. But Light's most difficult challenge is achieving his ultimate dream: to establish a British port in the Indies on behalf of the East India Company.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Monsoon Books Private, The Limited
ISBN-10
1912049880
ISBN-13
9781912049882
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17050404701
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dragon
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Asia / Southeast Asia, Modern / 18th Century, Historical
Publication Year
2021
Genre
History, Fiction
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.8in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
10.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
1
Reviews
At last, a novel which engages a crucial and fascinating period of British merchant imperialism and Southeast Asian history. The Straits, meeting place of Malays, Bugis and Siamese, here too are freebooting English and a more staid company in Calcutta. Here are mixed marriages, innumerable cross currents with the Dutch in Java and Sumatra, Chinese and Tamil traders, Achenese sultans and a Burma too close for comfort. And in the middle of it all is Francis Light, founder of modern Penang, a man of his times and of history. Britons today are woefully ignorant of the legacy of maritime Southeast Asia in which they played such a key role. This novel is a good start to re-engagement with this region, a meeting place of races, religions and cultures.'
Table of Content
Glossary IXPlace names and Peoples of the Archipelago XIIList of Characters XIVIndia and the Malay Peninsula (map) XVIPrologue 1PART ONE The Boy from Suffolk (1740-1755)1. Dog Days 192. Occam's Razor 343. A Wider Horizon 524. The Orlop 685. All at Sea 866. The Little Admiral 1027. Scylla and Charybdis 118PART TWO The English Captain (1763-1769)8. The Navy List 1319. Self-Preservation 14710. East Indiaman 16211. Fort St George 17812. The Foundling 19813. Patola Cloth 21614. The Pearl Tank 23415. A Seat at the Table 254PART THREE The Nyonya Lady (1770-72)16. Burning One's Boats 27717. The Cynosure of the Indies 29218. One More Bite of the Apple 30519. The Delegation 32420. Of Opium and Elephants 34421. Retribution 36622. Dewa Raja 380Terima Kasih 392Pearl (Penang Chronicles, Vol. 2) 393Emporium (Penang Chronicles, Vol. 3) 394
Target Audience
Trade
Series
Penang Chronicles Ser.
Illustrated
Yes
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