Growing up in British Malaya and Singapore :: a time of fireflies and wild guavas /
Growing Up in British Malaya and Singapore: A Time of Fireflies and Wild Guavas is an autobiography of Maurice Baker''s life in Malaya and Singapore from the 1920s to the 1940s. His memoir extends from the earliest of childhood memories with his family and friends up to the defeat of the B...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Growing Up in British Malaya and Singapore: A Time of Fireflies and Wild Guavas is an autobiography of Maurice Baker''s life in Malaya and Singapore from the 1920s to the 1940s. His memoir extends from the earliest of childhood memories with his family and friends up to the defeat of the British during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore. Baker''s recounts are often humorous and detailed with the help of rare photographs, preserved since his childhood. His love for poetry also seeps through the lines of vivid prose, sending the reader back to a simpler time where tigers still used to roam the. |
| Beschreibung: | Originally published as: A time of fireflies and wild guavas. Singapore : Federal Publications, 1995. |
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| ISBN: | 9789814623797 9814623792 |
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| spelling | Baker, Maurice, 1920- author. Growing up in British Malaya and Singapore : a time of fireflies and wild guavas / by Maurice Baker. Time of fireflies and wild guavas Singapore : World Scientific, 2014. ©2015 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Originally published as: A time of fireflies and wild guavas. Singapore : Federal Publications, 1995. Chapter 1 Beginnings -- Chapter 2 School -- Chapter 3 The Anglo-Chinese school, Ipoh -- Chapter 4 Boarding school -- Chapter 5 Lessons -- Chapter 6 School activities -- Chapter 7 Raffles College 1938-41 -- Chapter 8 Raffles College teaching staff -- Chapter 9 College life -- Chapter 10 War in Europe -- Chapter 11 The Japanese invasion -- Chapter 12 The fall of Singapore -- Chapter 13 Homeward bound. Print version record. Growing Up in British Malaya and Singapore: A Time of Fireflies and Wild Guavas is an autobiography of Maurice Baker''s life in Malaya and Singapore from the 1920s to the 1940s. His memoir extends from the earliest of childhood memories with his family and friends up to the defeat of the British during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore. Baker''s recounts are often humorous and detailed with the help of rare photographs, preserved since his childhood. His love for poetry also seeps through the lines of vivid prose, sending the reader back to a simpler time where tigers still used to roam the. Baker, Maurice, 1920- Childhood and youth. Baker, Maurice, 1920- fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxWRBdFvR4W79QTR78DMP Educators Singapore Biography. Diplomats Singapore Biography. Singapore History Japanese occupation, 1942-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89004089 Singapore Description and travel. Malaya Description and travel. Éducateurs Singapour Biographies. Diplomates Singapour Biographies. Singapour Histoire 1942-1945 (Occupation japonaise) Malaisie occidentale Descriptions et voyages. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Educators. bisacsh EDUCATION Essays. bisacsh EDUCATION Organizations & Institutions. bisacsh EDUCATION Reference. bisacsh Childhood and youth of a person fast Diplomats fast Educators fast Travel fast Malaya fast Singapore fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpV8D6qM4JGxDqvHvtYfq Japanese Occupation of Singapore (Singapore : 1942-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01353450 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9HVBtDQ46B6Y3RMwK 1942-1945 fast Autobiography https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020493 Biography https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019215 autobiographies (literary works) aat Autobiographies fast Biographies fast History fast Autobiographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026047 Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Autobiographies. rvmgf Biographies. rvmgf has work: Growing up in British Malaya and Singapore (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGXqg6pPFKW6QJGbkqfrMP https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Baker, Maurice, 1920- Growing up in British Malaya and Singapore 9789814623773 (OCoLC)881605469 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=824756 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Baker, Maurice, 1920- Growing up in British Malaya and Singapore : a time of fireflies and wild guavas / Chapter 1 Beginnings -- Chapter 2 School -- Chapter 3 The Anglo-Chinese school, Ipoh -- Chapter 4 Boarding school -- Chapter 5 Lessons -- Chapter 6 School activities -- Chapter 7 Raffles College 1938-41 -- Chapter 8 Raffles College teaching staff -- Chapter 9 College life -- Chapter 10 War in Europe -- Chapter 11 The Japanese invasion -- Chapter 12 The fall of Singapore -- Chapter 13 Homeward bound. Baker, Maurice, 1920- Childhood and youth. Baker, Maurice, 1920- fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxWRBdFvR4W79QTR78DMP Educators Singapore Biography. Diplomats Singapore Biography. Éducateurs Singapour Biographies. Diplomates Singapour Biographies. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Educators. bisacsh EDUCATION Essays. bisacsh EDUCATION Organizations & Institutions. bisacsh EDUCATION Reference. bisacsh Childhood and youth of a person fast Diplomats fast Educators fast Travel fast |
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| title | Growing up in British Malaya and Singapore : a time of fireflies and wild guavas / |
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| title_full | Growing up in British Malaya and Singapore : a time of fireflies and wild guavas / by Maurice Baker. |
| title_fullStr | Growing up in British Malaya and Singapore : a time of fireflies and wild guavas / by Maurice Baker. |
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| topic | Baker, Maurice, 1920- Childhood and youth. Baker, Maurice, 1920- fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxWRBdFvR4W79QTR78DMP Educators Singapore Biography. Diplomats Singapore Biography. Éducateurs Singapour Biographies. Diplomates Singapour Biographies. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Educators. bisacsh EDUCATION Essays. bisacsh EDUCATION Organizations & Institutions. bisacsh EDUCATION Reference. bisacsh Childhood and youth of a person fast Diplomats fast Educators fast Travel fast |
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