Iain Manley
Hong Kong: Earnshaw Books, 2010
ISBN: 9789881866738
The popular "Tales" series sets sail for the Lion City. Old Singapore was an eclectic trade emporium, where an ethnically and culturally diverse populace coalesced, and sometimes clashed, under the aegis of Britain's Empire. It was a fascinating world filled with traders of all nations, bands of cut-throat pirates, murderers running amuck and the occasional man-eating tiger. Using a patchwork of words and images from Singapore's residents and visitors of yesteryear, author Iain Manley brings old Singapore's colourful colonial past back to life with striking clarity.
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