The Golden Chersonese: A Nineteeth-Century Englishwoman's Travels in Singapore and the Malay Peninsula

This well-known travelogue through Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia was first published in 1880. Isabella Bird, the world's most famous 19th-century female travel writer, has written a fascinating account of 19th-century colonial and local life in Asia. A classic in the genre of travel literature.