A collection of light tales thrown together by one of the more prolific writers amongst the British administrative class in Malaya. This collection was completed while Clifford was British Resident in Pahang. He states that his purpose is to illuminate the nature of the people of the peninsula for the benefit of fellow Europeans who have not bothered to get to know them as well as he has done. 264 pages. Good Hardback Originally published in 1898. 

Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

Condition: The front cover and a small part of the spine have suffered from insect attack which has damaged the surface cloth. The back cover is clean except for a small nick at the top. There is heavy tanning of the end papers. Otherwise the binding is tight, the text clear and there is mild tanning of the pages.