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Consul in paradise: Sixty-nine years in Siam
William Alfred Rae Wood
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| #13212740 in Books | 1966 | File type: PDF | 175 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By William J. Furnish|exactly as advertised|3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| None better|By Steve Rosse|"I arrived in Bangkok as a student interpreter in July 1896. I was just eighteen and a half years old - the youngest Consular Officer who ever came to Siam, or, I think, to any other eastern post|About the Author|
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
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, exorcizing evil spirits (at one time from a rice bin), and crea...
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