EAST OF SUEZ
by Frederic Courtland Penfield
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About this eBook
- Author
- Penfield, Frederic Courtland, 1855-1922
- Title
- East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
- Subject
- East Asia -- Description and travel
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 27260
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27260
- Release Date
- November 14, 2008
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.EAST OF SUEZ — EAST OF SUEZ CEYLON, INDIA, CHINA AND JAPAN
- 2.Introductory
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — EAST OF SUEZ
- 5.CHAPTER I THE WORLD'S TURNSTILE AT SUEZ
- 6.CHAPTER II COLOMBO, CEYLON'S COSMOPOLITAN SEAPORT
- 7.CHAPTER III THE LURE OF THE PEARL
- 8.CHAPTER IV UPWARD TO THE SHRINE OF BUDDHA
- 9.CHAPTER V IN CEYLON'S HILL COUNTRY
- 10.CHAPTER VI BOMBAY AND ITS PARSEE "JEES" AND "BHOYS"
- 11.CHAPTER VII THE VICARIOUS MAHARAJAH OF JEYPORE
- 12.CHAPTER VIII THE WORLD'S MOST EXQUISITE BUILDING
- 13.CHAPTER IX BENARES, SACRED CITY OF THE HINDUS
- 14.CHAPTER X INDIA'S MODERN CAPITAL
- 15.CHAPTER XI ISLAND LINKS IN BRITAIN'S CHAIN OF EMPIRE
- 16.CHAPTER XII CANTON, UNIQUE CITY OF CHINA
- 17.CHAPTER XIII MACAO, THE MONTE CARLO OF THE FAR EAST
- 18.CHAPTER XIV THE KAISER'S PLAY FOR CHINESE TRADE
- 19.CHAPTER XV JAPAN'S COMMERCIAL FUTURE
- 20.INDEX
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