At the Court of Pelesu and Other Malayan Stories (Oxford in Asia Paperbacks) by Sir Hugh Clifford ISBN 13: 9789676530288

Kuala Lumpur.: Oxford University Press.. 1993.. xviii + 225pp. Paperback. "One of the most able and distinguished administrators ever to come to Malaya, Hugh Clifford was also a gifted writer. He was at the susceptible age of seventeen when he first arrived in the country and both his early sympathies with the Malays and his aristocratic background are reflected in this collection of his stories, which also reflect, as the introduction says, "the beginnings of a nagging doubt about the wisdom of wrenching a medieval society (as he liked to think of it) into the modern world". The thirteen stories are critically and understandingly introduced by Dr. William R. Roff, former professor of history at Columbia University, New York." (Publisher's description). .

Oxford University Press, 1966. 1993 Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. A collection of the stories of Hugh Clifford, one of the more prolific writers amongst 19th century British colonial officers in Malaya. This selection has been made by the noted academic William Roff who has also written and introduction. Very Good Paperback. Reprint 225 pages. Weight: 0.4.kg. * Post free within Malaysia. The cover has minimal wear, but is beginning to lose its freshness. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is minimal tanning throughout.

. Very Good. 967653028X. Oxford, with dustjacket, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981 . 1996. Paperback.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.