WHERE STRANGE GODS CALL: Pages Out of the East

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Seller: RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB

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[New York 1924], Grosset. Green cloth, very good, 349p., end paper maps, 7 b.w. photos. FIRST EDITION . *** **** *** . . THE FASCINATING WORLD OF HARRY HERVEY IN S.E. ASIA . . . WRITTEN IN THE STYLE OF WM. SOMERSET MAUGHAM . * The fascinating primary work of a trip to the Far East and S.E. Asia. The author went to Hawaii, Japan where he made a serious attempt to fathom the Japanese woman. On to China, Zamboanga in the Philippines, Thailand, Java, Malaysia, Rangoon in search of truth, humanity, and to learn about people of all lands. Very lucid, absorbing narrative. . * Written by an author whose works led to such famous films as SHANGHAI EXPRESS and his memorable ROAD TO SINGAPORE. Based on the author's primary travels in Southeast Asia, Indo-China and that area. . * Exquisitely written, flamboyant vocabulary, distinct and elaborate descriptions in much detail and color. . *** REFERENCES: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS WRITINGS: . THE EUROPEAN INDIA [1913] . THE BLACK PARROT: A Tale of the Golden Chersonese [1923] . WHERE STRANGE GODS CALL: Pages Out of the East [1924] . ETHAN QUEST: HIS SAGA [1925] . KING COBRA: An Autobiography of Travel in French Indo-China [1927]. The same contents published in the UK under title: TRAVELS IN FRENCH INDO-CHINA [1928] . CONGAI. [Mistress of Indochine] [1927] . RED ENDING [1928] . THE DAMNED DON'T CRY [1939] . THE IRON WIDOW [1931] . BARRACOON [1950] . And others. * WHO WAS HARRY HERVEY [1900-1951]: . Harry Hervey was born in Beaumont, Texas, on November 5th, 1900, but was educated in Savannah, Georgia and Tennessee. He started writing at about age eight and sold his first work to H. L. Mencken at the age of sixteen. He spent much of his life at Savannah's old Desoto Hotel, as his mother was in charge of housekeeping from 1923 to 1957. . Mr. Hervey has traveled widely in Asia, Africa and the South Pacific. He authored twelve noels and numerous short stories and screenplays. Harry Hervey was a life-long bachelor and died at the age of fifty in New York on August 13th, 1951. He is buried next to his mother, Jane Louise Davis, in Bonaventure Cemetery. harryhervey-org/ . *.…

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WHERE STRANGE GODS CALL: Pages Out of the East
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HERVEY, Harry
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CHINA SOCIAL SCIENCE, PHILIPPINES, SOUTHEAST ASIA

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