The Golden Chersonese
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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.
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