Exploration & Journeys
Malay sketches
Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham · narrated by Moss
2026
7h 4m
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Frank Swettenham, a leading British administrator of Malaya, sketches the Malay people, their rulers, customs, jungles, and river life. Written with sympathy and long familiarity, these vignettes capture a world on the edge of change. A vivid introduction for anyone curious about Southeast Asia under the British empire.
Inside this audiobook
23 chapters
- 1Chapter 25m
- 2MALAY SKETCHES15m
- 3II THE TIGER9m
- 4III A FISHING PICNIC7m
- 5IV THE MURDER OF THE HAWKER8m
- 6V MĔNG-GĔLUNCHOR9m
- 7VI ÂMOK8m
- 8VII THE JÔGET13m
- 9VIII THE STORY OF MAT ARIS17m
- 10IX LÂTAH28m
- 11X THE ETERNAL FEMININE13m
- 12XI IN THE NOON OF NIGHT16m
- 13XII VAN HAGEN AND CAVALIERO12m
- 14XIII THE PASSING OF PĔNGLIMA PRANG SĔMAUN52m
- 15XIV BĔR-HANTU20m
- 16XV THE KING’S WAY26m
- 17XVI A MALAY ROMANCE19m
- 18XVII MALAY SUPERSTITIONS28m
- 19XVIII WITH A CASTING-NET24m
- 20XIX JAMES WHEELER WOODFORD BIRCH31m
- 21XX A PERSONAL INCIDENT33m
- 22XXI NAKODAH ORLONG16m
- 23XXII EVENING16m
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