Erskine Murray's Fatal Adventure in Borneo, 1843-44

The career of Sir James Brooke, the "White Raja" of Sarawak, who a hundred and twenty years ago carved out a kingdom for him self on the west coast of Borneo, is familiar enough; few, how ever, have heard of another adventurer, contemporary with Brooke, who likewise tried to make a career for himself in Borneo and whose venture, tragic though its outcome was, also had an effect on the history of that part of the world.This was

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