Books with author Sweeny Higginson

Excerpt from A Princess of Java: A Tale of the Far EastThe palace of the Bopati, who was a Javanese prince and Mattah - Djarri's father, was a striking feature in the suburbs of Kali Chandi. The title of Bopati, equivalent to that of regent or governor of a province, at once pro claimed his high rank and authoritative position, and, although the exact letter of J avan law does not declare a Bopati must be a prince by blood, yet it would be difficult to find one unable to boast of this dignity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Princess of Java: A Tale of the Far EastThe palace of the Bopati, who was a Javanese prince and Mattah - Djarri's father, was a striking feature in the suburbs of Kali Chandi. The title of Bopati, equivalent to that of regent or governor of a province, at once pro claimed his high rank and authoritative position, and, although the exact letter of J avan law does not declare a Bopati must be a prince by blood, yet it would be difficult to find one unable to boast of this dignity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.