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One hundred and sixty years ago, a young Englishman founded a private raj on the coast of Borneo. The world that resulted, boasting stone quays, elegant gardens, churches, and musical levees, eventually encompassed a territory the size of England, its expansion campaigns paid for in human heads. In this world, a version of Victorian colonial society impacted with one of the most violent cultures on earth. The results were often startling - pockets of tenderness and extreme brutality appearing in odd corners. A small tribe of fugitives, adventurers, criminals, and saints - the madly talented…
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6 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 1999Owl Books · 480 pages · 9780805055344
- Other · English · 2013Daunt Books · 9781907970214
- Other · English · 2012Daunt · 483 pages · 9781907970054
- Other · English · 1999Abacus · 472 pages · 9780349110691
- Other · English · 1998Henry Holt and Co. · 472 pages · 9780805055337
- Paperback · Spanish · 2002Tusquets · 150 pages · 9788483101766
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