John Bastin: 3 books
Raffles and Hastings
Private Exchanges Behind the Founding of Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
The founding of Singapore has typically been attributed to the strategic genius of one man, Stamford Raffles. Frequently overlooked is the part played by his superior in the East India Company, the Marquess of Hastings. It was Hastings who, as Governor-General of India, made the fateful decision to establish...
by John Bastin, Julie Weizenegger
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2016
When Stamford Raffles married the “handsome, elegant” Sophia Hull in February 1817 and a year later welcomed the arrival of his first child, Charlotte, family life looked to be full of happiness. His earlier marriage, to Olivia Mariamne Devenish, a widow nearly ten years older than him, had ended...
Sir Stamford Raffles and Some of His Friends and Contemporaries
A Memoir of the Founder of Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2019
This publication is a biographical account of the founder of Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles, through a study of the lives of his closest friends and contemporaries. Some of the personalities featured include William Brown Ramsay, John Leyden and Thomas Horsfield.
Contents:
The East India...