Description: In 1913, Carveth Wells, then in his twenties, he took a job with the Crown Agents for the Colonies that took him to what was then the Unfederated Malay States. He remained there until 1918. This book is his story of adventure and discovery including the flora and fauna, attacks of malarial fever, amusing escapades, recipes for gin sling and how his cook prepared a four course dinner in fifteen minutes. Carveth Wells was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and an Associate Member Institution of Civil Engineers. Preface by Dr. Frederick Augustus Lucas First published in 1925 with Illustrations from photographs - this edition was published in1988 with 261 pages.
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Binding: paperback
Place of Publication: Malaysia
Language: English
Signed: No
Author: Carveth Wells
Region: Asia
Personalized: No
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Topic: Malaya
Country/Region of Manufacture: Malaysia
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Year Printed: 1988
