Through the Malay Archipelago

Through the Malay Archipelago by Emily Richings is full of great descriptions and insider knowledge of places known in Malaysia. Excerpt: «From the railway station at Batavia the comfortless „dos-a-dos,“ colloquially known as the sado, a vehicle resembling an elementary Irish car, and drawn by a rat-like Timor pony transports us to the fashionable suburb of Weltevreden, away from the steamy port and fever-haunted commercial capital…»