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    English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah
    English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah
    English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah
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    English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah

    Written by Beth Ellis

    Narrated by Carol Fullerton-Samsel

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    An English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah, by Beth Ellis, is a well-edited, turn-of-the-century journal documenting a young woman’s visit to Burma. The account documents her ocean voyage to Rangoon, and her stay in a small, jungle-embedded, European community in Remyo. The author, who travelled to Asia alone to visit her brother, is quick to laugh at her own exaggerated fears. She gives us a glimpse into the less-than-glamorous lives to Myanmar’s British occupiers. The book was published in 1899, just thirteen years after the conclusion of the third Anglo-Burmese war, when Britain took formal control of Myanmar and made it a province of India. (Summary by Carol Fullerton-Samsel)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014

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