Powell travels the lands between southern China and Polynesia that few books then described: Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China, the Malay States, Borneo and the Dutch East Indies. He writes of colonial outposts, the uneasy reach of Dutch authority, temples, courts and the rough frontier life of the region.
A lively 1920s travel narrative, with the colonial outlook of its time. Download the free EPUB.