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The gorgeous East : India, Burma, Ceylon, and Siam

Author:
Elias, Frank, 1878-
Print Source:
London: A. and C. Black, 1913
Publication Info:
Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Library
Publication Date:
1913
Table of Contents:
Front Matter
Half Title Page
Frontispiece: A Hindu Maid
Title Page
Note.
Contents
List of Illustrations
India
Chapter I Outward for Bombay
Chapter II India's Past
Chapter III The Native Princes
"Chapter IV Tongues of India, and Queen Victoria"
Chapter V Indian Tea
Chapter VI In the Bazaars
"Chapter VII Ways of Living, and Craftsmen"
Chapter VIII Some Wonderful Cities
Chapter IX Bombay
Chapter X Plague! Plague!
Chapter XI Agra: Its Tomb and Its Shadow
Chapter XII Holy Cities and Rivers
Chapter XIII A Strange Hospital
Chapter XIV Terrible Tibet and a Great Missionary
Chapter XV Indian Ascetics and Men Thought Holy
Chapter XVI The Fakirs and Some Strange and Cruel Customs
Chapter XVII Caste
Chapter XVIII Girls and Women and Widows
Chapter XIX The Villages of India
Chapter XX The Farmer and His Work
Chapter XXI Famine!
Chapter XXII The Kohinoor and Lesser Jewels of India
Chapter XXIII Kashmir
Chapter XXIV King George in India: The Durbar
Chapter XXV Changes and Improvements in India
"Chapter XXVI India, Farewell!"
Burma
Chapter I The Land and Its Language
Chapter II The Capitals
Chapter III The Most Famous Pagoda in the World
Chapter IV Shops and Bazaars
"Chapter V The Irrawaddy and Its Wells, and Mandalay"
Chapter VI Babies and Boys in Burma
Chapter VII How the Women Live and Work
Chapter VIII The Quiet of the Village
Chapter IX The Terrors of the Jungle
Chapter X The Labour of the Forest
Chapter XI Cabby!
Chapter XII Sending for the Doctor
"Chapter XIII Getting Married, and Funerals"
Chapter XIV Some Old Legends
Ceylon
Chapter I The Beauty of Ceylon
Chapter II Ceylon of the Olden Days
Chapter III Ceylon and Europe and Great Britain
Chapter IV Government and an Old Capital
Chapter V A Railway Ride
"Chapter VI ""Plucked!"""
Chapter VII The Men Who Fill Our Teapots
Siam
Chapter I The Capital and Its River
Chapter II The City of Bangkok
Chapter III Boats and Chinamen
Chapter IV Shops and Barges and Schools
Chapter V Boys and Jewellery and Clothes
Chapter VI Odd Customs and Odder Fears
Chapter VII White Elephants and Festivals
Chapter VIII The King
Chapter IX Politeness
Chapter X Farewell