My Life in Sarawak
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Margaret Brooke, The Ranee of Sarawak
Frank Swettenham's preface, which opens with the words 'It is well for the Malay races of Sarawak that they should find an advocate in their Ranee, for she loves them,' shows him at his insightful and patronising best. The Ranee then proceeds to match him in imperiousness with her opening words - 'Everyone has heard of Rajah Brooke. He was my husband's uncle, and this is how he became ruler of Sarawak.' She became Ranee about forty years before this book was written and gave up the position on her husband's death shortly after the book was published. So this biography gives the reader a rare insight into life behind the scenes in the anomaly that was the Sarawak of the Brookes. 320 pages with a map on the inside front cover and a front end paper, 27 black and white plates and an index. Originally published in 1913. Very Good Paperback. Reprint
Weight 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia
Published by: Oxford University Press 1990
Condition : The cover has minimal wear and there is some dirt on the text block. There is also creases on the spine. Otherwise the binding is tight, the text clear and there is no tanning of the pages.
