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Joseph Conrad, a voyage to Mauritius

Posted on May 5, 2022 by ianburnet

In 1888 the barque Otago was commissioned to sail to Mauritius with general cargo and return with a cargo of sugar. As captain of the Otago, Joseph Conrad sought the permission of the owners to take the more difficult, but … Continue reading →

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Joseph Conrad’s EASTERN VOYAGES – Book Review by Mark Heyward

Posted on January 23, 2022 by ianburnet

The title caught my eye immediately: Joseph Conrad’s Eastern Voyages, Tales of Singapore and an East Borneo River. The cover, with its image of sailing ships and steamships in Singapore whet my appetite for a bookish journey back to some … Continue reading →

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Joseph Conrad’s EASTERN VOYAGES at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

Posted on November 21, 2021 by ianburnet

I was recently invited to appear at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Moderated by Virania Munaf the session has now been posted on YouTube and to view please follow this link: https://www.ianburnetbooks.com

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Joseph Conrad’s Eastern Voyages – SIGNALS Book Review

Posted on October 4, 2021 by ianburnet

Suddenly a puff of wind, a puff faint and tepid and laden with strange odours of blossoms, of aromatic wood, comes out of the still night – the first sigh of the East in my face … It was impalpable … Continue reading →

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The Banjarmasin Diamond

Posted on August 1, 2021 by ianburnet

The rivers of East Borneo, such as the Kapuas, Seruyan, Barito (Banjar), Mahakam, Berau, Kayan and Sesayap were the geographic highways that provided the only means to transport people and goods through the dense forests and mountains of Borneo and … Continue reading →

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Where in East Borneo is the real location of Joseph Conrad’s fictional trading post of ‘Sambir’ and ‘Patusan’?

Posted on July 5, 2021 by ianburnet

About half of everything Joseph Conrad ever wrote takes place in South-East Asia, six novels, plus more than a dozen short stories and novellas, which are all evocative of the exotic east. Although his love was for sailing ships and … Continue reading →

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EASTERN VOYAGES – Book Launch

Posted on June 15, 2021 by ianburnet

The Book Launch for Eastern Voyages was held in front of the ‘Windjammers Statue’ at the Australian National Maritime Museum with the 1874 barque James Craig in the background. Commodore Christopher Rynd kindly performed the honours and below is the … Continue reading →

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