| Decade in Borneo Contributor(s): Pryer, ADA (Author), Morgan, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0718501977 ISBN-13: 9780718501976 Publisher: Leicester University Press OUR PRICE: $267.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: In 1878 a young man named William Pryer was sent to North Borneo (now Sabah) to 'establish' the British North Borneo Company there. In 1894 his wife Ada published her account of his early years as an administrator along with some sketches of their life together. The memoir has unique value both as a travel narrative in its own right and for understanding the international politics of the British takeover of North Borneo. The new edition will reproduce the text of the original 1894 edition, including an introductory essay as well as annotations to explain and contextualize references of historical and biographical significance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
| Dewey: 959.530 |
| LCCN: 00055656 |
| Series: Literature of Travel, Exploration and Empire |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.99 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This edition reproduces the text of the orginal 1984 edition, in which Ada Pryer wrote about the early years of her husband's administration of the British North Borneo Company. Her memoir acts as both a travel narrative and provides an understanding of the British takeover of North Borneo. |