Old Singapore! : Tiffin at One O'Clock

A gun on Fort Canning signals morning call. A long walk on country roads is followed by lolling about the bungalow verandah. At 9 o’clock, breakfast is served. And so begins the day in the life of the colonial gentleman.

These memoirs of travellers and residents include extracts from
the following classic volumes:

• A Visit to the Indian Archipelago by Henry Keppel
• Our Tropical Possessions in Malayan India by John Cameron
• The Golden Chersonese by Isabella L Bird
• A Beachcomber in the Orient by Harry L Foster
• Eastern Journey by John H MacCallum Scott