Travels In India Ceylon And Borneo

About the Book:-This book recounts the sights encountered by the author while a seaman with the East India Company. He started his voyage in 1812 and ended in about 1814-15. As with all travelogues it too describes the customs, monuments, local life, commercial prospects, festivals, etc… of the places visited. They are the most miscellaneous character, dealing with almost every conceivable topic bearing upon life at sea, arranged with little idea of order. As it was impossible to reprint the whole of the work in this series; it was decided to select what appeared to be most entertaining portion, the author’s experiences in India, Ceylon, and Borneo. This book is a reprint of the 1931 edition and is selected and edited along with a biographical sketch of the author by H.G. Rawlinson. About the Author:-Basil Hall FRS was a British naval officer from Scotland, a traveller, and an author. He was the second son of Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, and an eminent man of science. He served aboard many vessels involved in exploration and scientific and diplomatic missions. From the beginning of his naval career he had been encouraged by his father to keep a journal, which later became the source for a series of books and publications describing his travels.In 1817 he also took the opportunity to interview Napoleon (who had been an acquaintance of his father) on St. Helena. Hall took command of HMS Conway in May 1820 and in August he sailed her to the west coast of South America. He returned to England in spring 1823 and Conway was paid off. His journals of this period became the book, Extracts from a Journal Written on the Coasts of Chile, Peru and Mexico (1823). The Title 'Travels In India Ceylon And Borneo written/authored/edited by Basil Hall', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121241458 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 292 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-