{"product_id":"interesting-history-of-singapore-paperback","title":"Interesting History of Singapore - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Stehr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWord Origin and History of Singapore: \"An island on the Strait of Singapore, off the south tip of the Malay Peninsula. \"An independent republic comprising this island and a few adjacent islets: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony (1946-59) and member of the federation of Malaysia (1963-65). 220 square mi (570 square km). \"A seaport in and the capital of this republic. \"From Sanskrit Simhapuram 'Lion City', from simhah 'lion' and puram 'city', from Proto-Indo-European *pele- 'citadel, fortified high place' (see polis). The name is perhaps metaphoric of something, as no lions are found there. Singapore sling attested from 1930; said on the island to have been invented there 1915 by a barman named Ngian Tong Dron.\" http: \/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/singapore Florence Marryat; Gup: Sketches of Anglo-Indian Life and Character; R Bentley; 1868 Florence Marryat writes: \"There are a great number of tigers about Singapore and the adjacent islands, and sometimes they swim across from the mainland and frighten the residents into fits. \"Once whilst I stayed at Penang, a large tigress swam on shore, perfectly exhausted, and had her brains knocked out as she lay panting on the beach. In Singapore the 'man-eating' tigers are so numerous, that natives are said to be carried off at the rate of a man a day, and so used have they become to such accidents, that when a Chinese cooly sees a tiger trotting after him, with an evident view to dining, he quietly sits down and resigns himself to his fate.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53239379951979,"sku":"9781539934073","price":9.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8401\/2907\/files\/f6342dbeba8fd56c70e93281f9b4e989.webp?v=1778927945","url":"https:\/\/fraulick.com\/products\/interesting-history-of-singapore-paperback","provider":"frauLick.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}