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The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido

by Henry Keppel

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This gripping naval narrative recounts the expedition of H.M.S. Dido against pirates in the waters of Borneo, intertwined with the extraordinary story of James Brooke, the Englishman who became the 'White Rajah' of Sarawak. Captain Keppel describes battles against sea raiders, the peoples and jungles of Borneo, and the exotic drama of empire on a distant frontier. Full of adventure, danger, and vivid firsthand observation, it captures the swashbuckling reality of nineteenth-century exploration and colonial enterprise in Southeast Asia. A colorful chronicle of piracy, warfare, and a real-life adventurer's rise, it remains a fascinating record of a remarkable chapter of Victorian history.

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Henry Keppel

Sir Henry Keppel (1809-1904) was a British admiral whose accounts of his campaigns against piracy in Borneo, alongside Rajah James Brooke, became popular narratives of Victorian naval adventure.

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Pages
460
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