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Sylvia, Queen Of The Headhunters - An Outrageous Englishwoman And Her Lost Kingdom (Paperback)
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Sylvia, Queen Of The Headhunters - An Outrageous Englishwoman And Her Lost Kingdom (Paperback)
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Sylvia Brooke (1885-1971), better known as the Ranee of Sarawak,
was the wife, consort, and--by custom--slave of Sir Vyner Brooke,
the last White Rajah of the jungle kingdom of Sarawak on the island
of Borneo. The nation had its own flag, revenue, postage stamps,
and money, and for three generations the White Rajahs had held the
power of life and death over their subjects. But by the 1930s there
was a sharp decline in their power and prestige, and at the center
of it all stood Ranee Sylvia. Author of eleven books, an
extravagantly-dressed socialite and incorrigible self-dramatist,
the Ranee was described by the press as "that most charming of
despots" and by her own brother as "a female Iago." With a
supporting cast including her father, a celebrated courtier in love
with his own son, and her whimsical and sexually incontinent
husband, this is the fascinating account of the extraordinary and
often malevolent life of Ranne Sylvia.
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