An Englishwoman in the Philippines


Read by Ted Lienhart

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)

Chapters

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