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OverviewOn 6 February 1819, Stamford Raffles, William Farquhar, Temenggong Abdul Rahman and Sultan Hussein signed a treaty that granted the British East India Company the right to establish a trading settlement on the sparsely populated island of Singapore. Forbidden Hill (Singapore Saga, Vol. 1) is a meticulously researched and vividly imagined historical narrative that brings to life the stories of the early European, Malay, Chinese and Indian pioneers--the administrators, merchants, policemen, boatmen, coolies, concubines, slaves and secret society soldiers--whose vision and intrigues drive the rapid expansion of the port city in the early decades of the nineteenth century. While Raffles and Farquhar clash over the administration of the settlement, the Scottish merchant adventurer Ronnie Simpson and Englishwoman Sarah Hemmings find love and redemption as they battle an American duelist and Illanun pirates. As the ghosts of the rajahs of the ancient city of Singapura fade into the shadows of Forbidden Hill, the new settlers forge their linked destinies in the 'emporium of the Eastern seas'. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John D. GreenwoodPublisher: Monsoon Books Imprint: Monsoon Books Volume: 1 ISBN: 9781912049189ISBN 10: 191204918 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 28 October 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsBrimming with memorable characters, this colourful reimagining of the early history of Singapore restores William Farquhar - long eclipsed by Raffles - to his rightful position at the forefront of the founding of the colonial settlement, and brings the intrigues, personality clashes and violence of the era vividly to life.--Tim Hannigan, author of Raffles and the British Invasion of Java "Brimming with memorable characters, this colourful reimagining of the early history of Singapore restores William Farquhar - long eclipsed by Raffles - to his rightful position at the forefront of the founding of the colonial settlement, and brings the intrigues, personality clashes and violence of the era vividly to life.--Tim Hannigan, author of ""Raffles and the British Invasion of Java""" Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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