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An Englishwoman in the Philippines

by Mrs. Campbell Dauncey

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  1. 1Introduction
  2. 2Contents
  3. 3Letter I — Manila
  4. 4Letter II — From Manila to Iloilo
  5. 5Letter III — First Impressions of Iloilo
  6. 6Letter IV — A Philippine House — American Prices — Native Servants…
  7. 7Letter V — Housekeeping in Iloilo
  8. 8Letter VI — A Wasted Land
  9. 9Letter VII — Customs and Dress of the Natives
  10. 10Letter VIII — Social Amusements
  11. 11Letter IX — Tariffs — Insects
  12. 12Letter X — A Filipino Theatre — Carabaos
  13. 13Letter XI — Some Results of the American Occupation
  14. 14Letter XII — Chinese New Year — Labour Conditions — A Cinématograph…
  15. 15Letter XIII — Some Influences of Climate, Scenery, and Religion
  16. 16Letter XIV — Voyage to Manila
  17. 17Letter XV — An Official Entertainment
  18. 18Letter XVI — Manila and Its Inhabitants
  19. 19Letter XVII — Democracy and Society in Manila
  20. 20Letter XVIII — The Return Voyage and My Companions
  21. 21Letter XIX — A Baile — A New Cook and American Methods
  22. 22Letter XX — Filipino Indolence — A Drought
  23. 23Letter XXI — The Wharves — An Old Spaniard
  24. 24Letter XXII — A Trip to Guimaras — An Astonishing Proposal — Houseb…
  25. 25Letter XXIII — A Tropical Shower — Our Servants — Filipino Customs
  26. 26Letter XXIV — Easter Festivities
  27. 27Letter XXV — A Day at Nagaba
  28. 28Letter XXVI — The Monsoon — An Italian Opera Company
  29. 29Letter XXVII — A Week-End at Nagaba
  30. 30Letter XXVIII — A Little Earthquake, and an Opera Company Under Dif…
  31. 31Letter XXIX — An Evening on the River — Rival Bishops
  32. 32Letter XXX — Philippine Sanitation — Decoration Day
  33. 33Letter XXXI — Mr Taft — Tropical Sunsets — Unpleasant Neighbours —…
  34. 34Letter XXXII — Our Mongeese — A Fire — The Native Education Question
  35. 35Letter XXXIII — A Paper-Chase — Lack of Sports — Preparations for M…
  36. 36Letter XXXIV — Trying Heat — An American Prospector — New Lodgers —…
  37. 37Letter XXXV — Declaration Day — The Cult of the Flag — A Procession…
  38. 38Letter XXXVI — Cock-Fighting — Pulajanes
  39. 39Letter XXXVII — A Pearl of Great Price
  40. 40Letter XXXVIII — Agricultural Possibilities
  41. 41Letter XXXIX — A Last Day at Nagaba — The “Secwar”
  42. 42Letter XL — Preparations
  43. 43Letter XLI — The Festivities
  44. 44Letter XLII — Weighing Anchor
  45. 45Letter XLIII — Homeward Bound

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