Tuesday, August 02, 2016

Prince Damrong's article on the founding of Ayuthia--

Interesting, as they say--an article by Prince Damrong, scholar and administrator and brother of King Chulalongkorn, both were sons of King Mongkut, the modernizing monarch of Siam. This article was written in 1904. The Origins of Ayuthia.

I think Burmese are very insular, and to know they beat the Siamese at one time in history does not mean others do not have rich cultural traditions and a history too.

Read this--


KMKaung
8-2-2016

Sorry, the novel's original title was Therese Racquin and here is a 300 page preview--link that works--

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_Raquin/7OtMAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1