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An Englishwoman in the Philippines

Gelesen von 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

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Letter 1: Manila

13:17

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Letter 2: From Manila to Iloilo

13:54

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Letter 3: First Impressions of Iloilo

13:15

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Letter 4: A Philippine House, etc.

21:07

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Letter 5: Housekeeping in Iloilo

14:54

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Letter 6: A Wasted Land

15:13

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Letter 7: Customs and Dress of the Natives

13:03

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Letter 8: Social Amusements

16:53

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Letter 9: Tariffs, Insects

13:33

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Letter 10: A Filipino Theatre - Carabaos

14:25

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Letter 11: Some Results of the American Occupation

24:14

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Letter 12: Chinese New Year, etc.

15:11

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Letter 13: Some Influences of Climate, etc.

12:51

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Letter 14: Voyage to Manila

17:55

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Letter 15: An Official Entertainment

13:32

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Letter 16: Manila and Its Inhabitants

27:47

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Letter 17: Democracy and Society in Manila

14:24

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Letter 18: The Return Voyage, etc.

18:03

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Letter 19: A Baile, etc.

14:24

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Letter 20: Filipino Indolence, etc.

8:36

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Letter 21: The Wharves, etc.

14:11

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Letter 22: A Trip to Guimaras, etc.

15:30

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Letter 23: A Tropical Shower, etc.

7:01

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Letter 24: Easter Festivities

12:08

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Letter 25: A Day at Nagaba

13:48

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Letter 26: The Monsoon, etc.

7:22

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Letter 27: A Week-end at Nagaba

19:21

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Letter 28: A Little Earthquake, etc.

7:55

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Letter 29: An Evening on the River, etc.

14:40

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Letter 30: Philippine Sanitation, etc.

13:38

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Letter 31: Mr. Taft, etc.

13:31

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Letter 32: Our Mongeese, etc.

8:41

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Letter 33: A Paper-Chase, etc.

8:17

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Letter 34: Trying Heat, etc.

8:15

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Letter 35: Declaration Day, etc.

28:50

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Letter 36: Cock-Fighting

11:26

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Letter 37: A Pearl of Great Price

5:53

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Letter 38: Agricultural Possibilities

10:02

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Letter 39: A Last Day at Nagaba, etc.

16:13

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Letter 40: Preparations

8:31

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Letter 41: The Festivities

39:40

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Letter 42: Weighing Anchor

8:00

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Letter 43: Homeward Bound

8:15

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