Queen of the Head-hunters: The Autobiography of H. H. the Hon. Sylvia Lady Brooke, Ranee of SarawakThe wife of the last white Rajah of the Brooke dynasty recalls her life in Sarawak, and writes of the many colourful people there. |
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Innocence and death | 13 |
The marriage market | 17 |
s Letter from a Ranee | 25 |
Copyright | |
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