Did You Know?: Sir Stamford Raffles
Vera Edwards
Singapore: Pearson, 2012
ISBN: 9789810619824

You have probably heard of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern-day Singapore, but who was he before he became one of Singapore's icons? And what became of him after he founded Singapore?

Born in the late 18th century, to a family that was too poor to send him to school, Raffles had to work hard to succeed in life. Discover the ambition and passion that drove this man to rise above his humble beginnings to become the Governor-General of Bencoolen, and eventually, the founder of Singapore!