Travels in India, Ceylon and Borneo

First published in 1931.
'Hall is the ideal travel-writer. He never wearies his readers, but makes them love him.' Times Literary Supplement
Basil Hall's Fragments of Voyages and Travels originally appeared in nine volumes. Miscellaneous in their topics, and arranged without any order the volumes re-issued here have been selected for their clarity and interest, both geographical and historical.
Few books give a more graphic picture of the Royal Navy a century ago and Hall's volumes are full of nautical information. Hall was also an indefatigable traveller and a keen observer who learnt Hindustani, Malay and Japanese, studied Hindu mythology, flora, fauna and geology and compiled the first ever vocabulary of the language of the Loo Choo Islands.

List of contents

INTRODUCTION, I. BOMBAY, II. SIR SAMUEL HOOD AND THE ALLIGATOR, III. PICNIC PARTY IN THE CAVE OF ELEPHANTA, IV. EXCURSION TO CANDELAY LAKE IN CEYLON, V. GRIFFINS IN INDIA - SINBAD'S VALLEY OF DIAMONDS - A MOSQUITO HUNT, VI. CEYLONESE CANOES - PERUVIAN BALSAS - THE FLOATING WINDLASS OF THE COROMANDEL FISHERMEN, VII. THE SURF AT MADRAS, VIII. THE SUNNYASSES, IX. PALANKEEN TRAVELLlNG-IRRIGATING TANKS IN THE MYSORE COUNTRY, X. THE DESSERA FESTIVAL AT MYSORE, XI. GRANITE MOUNTAIN CUT INTO A STATUE-BAMBOO FOREST, XII. VISIT TO THE SULTAN OF PONTIANA, IN BORNEO, INDEX

About the author

Captain Basil Hall, H. G. Rawlinson

Summary

Miscellaneous in their topics, and arranged without any order the volumes re-issued here have been selected for their clarity and interest, both geographical and historical. Few books give a more graphic picture of the Royal Navy a century ago.

Product details

• Authors: Captain Basil Hall
• Assisted by: H G Rawlinson (Editor), H. G. Rawlinson (Editor), H. G. Rawlinson (Introduction)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.02.2015
• EAN: 9781138867734
• ISBN: 978-1-138-86773-4
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, REFERENCE / General, TRAVEL / Asia / India & South Asia, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Human Geography, Tourism industry, Retail and wholesale industries, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General