Englishwoman in the Philippines
Enid Dauncey
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Length 10 h 19 min
Chapters 43
First published 1906
Enid Gambier Dauncey was a travel writer who, with her businessman husband, lived in a provincial city in the Philippines for nine months from 1904 to 1905. Her account of that stay, in the form of letters to friends, is something more than a travelogue, as she made many astute observations that would normally be missed by someone simply passing through. Her stay there occurred just a few years after the Americans replaced the Spanish as the colonial masters, and she includes anecdotes that reveal that tense relationship, as well as the naivete of the Americans called upon to administer their new 'protectorate'. Mrs. Dauncey's entertaining description of Philippine social and material life, with her comments on the culture from her foreigner's perspective, are enlivened by her natural curiosity and dry wit. (Summary by Ted Lienhart)
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by Ted Lienhart 1:38
2
Letter 2: From Manila to Iloilo Read by Ted Lienhart 13:54
3
Letter 3: First Impressions of Iloilo Read by Ted Lienhart 13:15
4
Letter 4: A Philippine House, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 21:07
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Letter 5: Housekeeping in Iloilo Read by Ted Lienhart 14:54
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Letter 6: A Wasted Land Read by Ted Lienhart 15:13
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Letter 7: Customs and Dress of the Natives Read by Ted Lienhart 13:03
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Letter 8: Social Amusements Read by Ted Lienhart 16:53
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Letter 9: Tariffs, Insects Read by Ted Lienhart 13:33
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Letter 10: A Filipino Theatre - Carabaos Read by Ted Lienhart 14:25
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Letter 11: Some Results of the American Occupation Read by Ted Lienhart 24:14
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Letter 12: Chinese New Year, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 15:11
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Letter 13: Some Influences of Climate, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 12:51
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Letter 14: Voyage to Manila Read by Ted Lienhart 17:55
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Letter 15: An Official Entertainment Read by Ted Lienhart 13:32
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Letter 16: Manila and Its Inhabitants Read by Ted Lienhart 27:47
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Letter 17: Democracy and Society in Manila Read by Ted Lienhart 14:24
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Letter 18: The Return Voyage, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 18:03
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Letter 19: A Baile, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 14:24
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Letter 20: Filipino Indolence, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 8:36
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Letter 21: The Wharves, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 14:11
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Letter 22: A Trip to Guimaras, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 15:30
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Letter 23: A Tropical Shower, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 7:01
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Letter 24: Easter Festivities Read by Ted Lienhart 12:08
25
Letter 25: A Day at Nagaba Read by Ted Lienhart 13:48
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Letter 26: The Monsoon, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 7:22
27
Letter 27: A Week-end at Nagaba Read by Ted Lienhart 19:21
28
Letter 28: A Little Earthquake, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 7:55
29
Letter 29: An Evening on the River, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 14:40
30
Letter 30: Philippine Sanitation, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 13:38
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Letter 31: Mr. Taft, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 13:31
32
Letter 32: Our Mongeese, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 8:41
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Letter 33: A Paper-Chase, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 8:17
34
Letter 34: Trying Heat, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 8:15
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Letter 35: Declaration Day, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 28:50
36
Letter 36: Cock-Fighting Read by Ted Lienhart 11:26
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Letter 37: A Pearl of Great Price Read by Ted Lienhart 5:53
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Letter 38: Agricultural Possibilities Read by Ted Lienhart 10:02
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Letter 39: A Last Day at Nagaba, etc. Read by Ted Lienhart 16:13
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Letter 40: Preparations Read by Ted Lienhart 8:31
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Letter 41: The Festivities Read by Ted Lienhart 39:40
42
Letter 42: Weighing Anchor Read by Ted Lienhart 8:00
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Letter 43: Homeward Bound Read by Ted Lienhart 8:15
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