An Englishwoman in the Philippines


Lu par Ted Lienhart

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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) (10 hr 19 min)

Chapitres

Introduction 1:38 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 1: Manila 13:17 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 2: From Manila to Iloilo 13:54 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 3: First Impressions of Iloilo 13:15 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 4: A Philippine House, etc. 21:07 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 5: Housekeeping in Iloilo 14:54 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 6: A Wasted Land 15:13 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 7: Customs and Dress of the Natives 13:03 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 8: Social Amusements 16:53 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 9: Tariffs, Insects 13:33 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 10: A Filipino Theatre - Carabaos 14:25 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 11: Some Results of the American Occupation 24:14 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 12: Chinese New Year, etc. 15:11 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 13: Some Influences of Climate, etc. 12:51 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 14: Voyage to Manila 17:55 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 15: An Official Entertainment 13:32 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 16: Manila and Its Inhabitants 27:47 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 17: Democracy and Society in Manila 14:24 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 18: The Return Voyage, etc. 18:03 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 19: A Baile, etc. 14:24 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 20: Filipino Indolence, etc. 8:36 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 21: The Wharves, etc. 14:11 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 22: A Trip to Guimaras, etc. 15:30 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 23: A Tropical Shower, etc. 7:01 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 24: Easter Festivities 12:08 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 25: A Day at Nagaba 13:48 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 26: The Monsoon, etc. 7:22 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 27: A Week-end at Nagaba 19:21 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 28: A Little Earthquake, etc. 7:55 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 29: An Evening on the River, etc. 14:40 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 30: Philippine Sanitation, etc. 13:38 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 31: Mr. Taft, etc. 13:31 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 32: Our Mongeese, etc. 8:41 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 33: A Paper-Chase, etc. 8:17 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 34: Trying Heat, etc. 8:15 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 35: Declaration Day, etc. 28:50 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 36: Cock-Fighting 11:26 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 37: A Pearl of Great Price 5:53 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 38: Agricultural Possibilities 10:02 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 39: A Last Day at Nagaba, etc. 16:13 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 40: Preparations 8:31 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 41: The Festivities 39:40 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 42: Weighing Anchor 8:00 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Letter 43: Homeward Bound 8:15 Lu par Ted Lienhart