Consul in Paradise

Seventy-Four Years in Siam

W. A. R. Wood (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

192 Seiten

2018 | Main
Souvenir Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-285-64369-7 (ISBN)

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W.A.R. Wood arrived in Siam in 1896 as a consular official for the British Empire, this is a record of 69 years travelling through Siam (now Thailand) as well as a description of its culture and traditions.

Consul in Paradise describes a life full of interest, and a world that is now long past. Embracing all of Siamese life we discover a racing stable with just one pony and Siam expertise in beetle fighting, the Siamese language and etiquette, and the nuances between the mountain tribes. It relates a distant period of diplomacy, a time when Wood's duties could include concocting love potions, exorcising evil spirits (at one time from a rice bin), and creating huge straw hats to protect elephants from sunstroke. This evocative portrait of a corner of the British Empire, an entertaining encounter between Victorian Britain and Siam, "consists merely of a little of the froth collected by a cork which has floated for 68 years on the seas of Siamese and Anglo-Siamese life".

W.A.R. Wood was appointed in 1896 by Queen Victoria appointed as a Consular Officer in Siam (now Thailand). He spent 69 years in the country, rising to become British Consul-General. During World War II, Wood was interned as an enemy alien. He also wrote one of the first histories of Thailand, A History of Siam. He died in 1970. William Alfred Rae Wood was born in Liverpool in 1878. He arrived in Thailand in 1896 and he died there in 1970. During World War Two he was interned as an enemy alien and also wrote one of the first histories of Thailand, A History of Siam.

Erscheinungsdatum	10.07.2018
Zusatzinfo	12 pp black and white photographs
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 217 mm
Gewicht	235 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-285-64369-X / 028564369X
ISBN-13	978-0-285-64369-7 / 9780285643697
Zustand	Neuware