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Letters from Isabella Bishop to Henrietta Bird from Japan, Hong Kong, Canton, Singapore, Malacca and the Malay Peninsula : Correspondence. 5 Nov 1878 - 22 Jan 1879.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bishop, Isabella (née Bird), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion.
- Women.
- Authors.
- Travel writing.
- Malaysia.
- Singapore.
- China.
- Japan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- 1105
- Summary:
- This item opens with a description of Kyoto and Japan, with comments on the rice fields along the embankment, ponds, shrines with statues of Buddha, tea culture, fishing boats, temples and Shinto priests. Letters from Hong Kong open with Bird commenting on her dislike for travelling by palanquin.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: MS.42021.
- [1878] November 5th Japan. Folios 1-12. November 19th Japan. 13-18. December 29th Hong Kong. 19-33. 1879 January 3rd Hong Kong and Canton. 34-45. January 5th Canton. 46-61. January 8th Hong Kong. 62-73. January 15th Singapore. 74-75. January 19th Malacca. 76-93. [1879] January 22nd Malay Peninsula. 94-122..
- Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related papers.
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