Consil in Paradise
Subtitle: Sixty-Nine Years in Siam
Publisher: Souvenir Press Limited
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780285643697
Subjects: Diplomatic and consular service; Thailand, history; Thailand, biography
Description: "Consul in Paradise describes a life full of interest, and a world that is now long past. Embracing all of Siamese life we discover a racing stable with just one pony and Siam expertise in beetle fighting, the Siamese language and etiquette, and the nuances between the mountain tribes. It relates a distant period of diplomacy, a time when Wood's duties could include concocting love potions, exorcising evil spirits (at one time from a rice bin), and creating huge straw hats to protect elephants from sunstroke. This evocative portrait of a corner of the British Empire, an entertaining encounter between Victorian Britain and Siam, -consists merely of a little of the froth collected by a cork which has floated for 68 years on the seas of Siamese and Anglo-Siamese life. A new edition of a charming memoir that combines humour, history and an exploration of a culture that is as distant in time as place. It will fascinate every reader, not only those who know Thailand as a holiday destination."--