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Life in the forests of the Far East (vol. 1 of 2)

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Life in the forests of the Far East (vol. 1 of 2)

Spenser, Sir St. John

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Spenser St. John lived among the Sea Dayaks and Kayans of Borneo and wrote down their world. Volume one describes the longhouse life of the Dayaks, their customs, and the great forests that surrounded them, all seen through a resident official's eyes. Vivid firsthand ethnography and natural history. Enter the rainforest world of old Borneo.

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17 chapters

  1. 1LIFE IN THE FORESTS OF THE FAR EAST.
  2. 2PREFACE.
  3. 3CONTENTS.
  4. 4LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  5. 5INTRODUCTION.
  6. 6CHAPTER I. THE SEA DAYAKS.
  7. 7CHAPTER II. SOCIAL LIFE OF THE SEA DAYAKS.
  8. 8CHAPTER III. THE KAYANS OF BARAM.
  9. 9CHAPTER IV. THE LAND DAYAKS.
  10. 10CHAPTER V. LAND DAYAKS OF SIRAMBAU—THEIR SOCIAL LIFE.
  11. 11CHAPTER VI. SOCIAL LIFE OF THE LAND DAYAKS—Continued.
  12. 12CHAPTER VII. THE SAMARAHAN RIVER AND THE CAVES OF SIRIH.
  13. 13CHAPTER VIII. THE MOUNTAIN OF KINA BALU. FIRST EXPEDITION.
  14. 14CHAPTER IX. SECOND ASCENT OF KINA BALU.
  15. 15CHAPTER X. SECOND ASCENT OF KINA BALU—Continued.
  16. 16CHAPTER XI.
  17. 17FOOTNOTES:
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