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ISBN | 9789744801593 |
Format | PaperBack |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Bib. Info | 237p. ; 21cm. |
Product Weight | 450 gms. |
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Siam on the Meinam from the Gulf to Ayuthia has 2 parts The first part covers all aspects of life in Bangkok in 1897. The author describes his trip from Singapore to Bangkok; the hotel, the city, the bazaars, Wat Poh, evening on the Meinam, the library, the museum, Wat Cheng, prison and shop (with interesting remarks on who was kept in prison on what reasons), theaters and gambling houses, up the river and Ayuthia The second part contains three romances illustrative of Siamese life and customs