An English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah
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)
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Travel & Geography
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Introduction and I. The Voyage | Carol Fullerton-Samsel |
00:29:29 |
| Play 02 | II. Rangoon | Carol Fullerton-Samsel |
00:19:40 |
| Play 03 | III. The Road to Mandalay | Carol Fullerton-Samsel |
00:15:43 |
| Play 04 | IV. The Journey to the HIlls | Carol Fullerton-Samsel |
00:27:46 |
| Play 05 | V. The Up-country Station | Carol Fullerton-Samsel |
00:17:16 |
| Play 06 | VI. The European Inhabitants | Carol Fullerton-Samsel |
00:40:54 |
| Play 07 | VII. The Burmese | Carol Fullerton-Samsel |
00:27:16 |
| Play 08 | VIII. Entertaining | Carol Fullerton-Samsel |
00:10:28 |
| Play 09 | IX. Adventures | Carol Fullerton-Samsel |
00:15:16 |
| Play 10 | X. Beasts and Reptiles | Carol Fullerton-Samsel |
00:26:23 |
| Play 11 | XI. Sport | Carol Fullerton-Samsel |
00:20:39 |
| Play 12 | XII. The Return | Carol Fullerton-Samsel |
00:11:24 |