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AN ENGLISHWOMAN IN THE PHILIPPINES

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First Edition July 1906

Reprinted October 1906

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AN ENGLISHWOMAN
IN THE
PHILIPPINES

BY MRS CAMPBELL DAUNCEY

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND A MAP

NEW YORK
E. P. DUTTON AND COMPANY
1906

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Printed in Great Britain

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INTRODUCTION

In the following letters, written during a stay ofnine months in the Philippine Islands, I tried toconvey to those at home a faithful impression ofthe country I was in and the people I met. SinceI came home I have been advised to collect andprepare certain of my letters for publication, andthis I have done to the best of my ability, thoughwith considerable misgivings as to the fate of sucha humble little volume.

It is impossible to mention the PhilippineIslands, either in daily life in the country itself,or in describing such life, without reference to thepolitical situations which form the topic of mostconversations in that uneasy land. On this subjectalso I wrote to the best of my power, faithfullyand impartially; for I hold no brief for theAmericans or the Filipinos. I merely aimed at aplain account of those scenes and conversations,generally written within a few hours of myobserving them, which, it seemed to me, wouldbest convey a true and unbiassed impression ofwhat I saw of the Philippines as they are.

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CONTENTS