Compiled from earlier travellers and revised by Frederick Wells Williams, this survey covers Siam’s early dealings with Europe, its geography and history, the stories of two European adventurers, the reforming King Mongkut, the ruins of Ayuthia and life in Bangkok. Chapters of first-hand impressions describe arrival by river and the courtesy of Siamese hosts.
A concise nineteenth-century American introduction to Thailand, with the outlook of its era. Download the free EPUB.