Public domain audiobook
From Bangkok to Bombay (Siam, French Indo-China, Burma and Hindustan)
Another entry in Carpenter's geographical reader series with information on the peoples, cultures, and everyday life of this Asian area. - Summary by BettyB
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
A Word Before We Start
03:42 - Chapter 2
In Bangkok
20:08 - Chapter 3
King Rama and his Realm
21:40 - Chapter 4
Some Shrines and Rites of Siam
18:48 - Chapter 5
Siam's French Neighbour
19:53 - Chapter 6
Burma and Its Capital
17:00 - Chapter 7
The Golden Pagoda
20:01 - Chapter 8
Rice Mills and Paddy Fields of the Irrawaddy
13:56 - Chapter 9
At the Rangoon Jail
14:04 - Chapter 10
Elephant Lumberjacks
11:02 - Chapter 11
The Light of Asia
16:06 - Chapter 12
The Women of Burma
23:44 - Chapter 13
Calcutta
15:42 - Chapter 14
The Viceroy and his Job
22:00 - Chapter 15
On the Roof of the Globe
15:50 - Chapter 16
The Farms of the Himalayas
16:33 - Chapter 17
On the Fringe of India
13:13 - Chapter 18
The Ashes of Buddha
17:01 - Chapter 19
Travelling on India's Railways
18:58 - Chapter 20
Benares, Holy City of the Hindus
20:12 - Chapter 21
The Bathers and Burning Ghats of the Ganges
08:56 - Chapter 22
The Slaves of Caste
16:14 - Chapter 23
The Hungry Farmers of Hindustan
19:21 - Chapter 24
Delhi
19:22 - Chapter 25
Woman's Greatest Monument
14:39 - Chapter 26
Baby Brides and Child Widows
19:19 - Chapter 27
Jaipur and the Rajahs
22:29 - Chapter 28
Bombay, Western Gateway of India
20:25 - Chapter 29
The Towers of Silence on Malabar Hill
15:34 - Chapter 30
Indian Captains of Industry
15:39 - Chapter 31
John Bull's Biggest Police Job
18:39 - Chapter 32
Husband Hunting and the Social Tug of War
15:10