02241cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000630011324500310017626400510020730000470025833600260030533700260033133800360035750000310039350802160042452011190064053400800175965300380183985600430187799900190192067054UtSlPG20260610134540.0mcr n260607r20211881utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7anl2iso639-1 4aPT1 aPerelaer, M. T. H.q(Michael Theophile Hubert),d1831-190110aBorneo van Zuid naar Noord 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2021-12-30 aJeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) a"Borneo van Zuid naar Noord: Ethnografische Roman" by M. T. H. Perelaer is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative likely explores themes of colonialism and the cultural dynamics between the Dutch settlers and the indigenous populations of Borneo, focusing on the lives of soldiers and locals during a tumultuous historical period. The opening of the book sets up a military scenario involving the desertion of four soldiers, including two Swiss and a Belgian, as they flee from their duties in the Dutch East Indies. A lieutenant is alerted to their absence and assumes they may have gone AWOL, leading to a sense of urgency in the camp. As the story unfolds, we are introduced to various characters, including a Chinese merchant and a local indigenous leader, through military reports and exchanges, suggesting the complexities of their relationships within the colonial context. The writing hints at underlying tensions, both personal and political, as the characters navigate issues of loyalty, duty, and survival amidst the backdrop of rebellion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pOriginally published:cNetherlands: Uitgevers-Maatschappij "Elsevier", 1881 aDayak (Bornean people) -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67054 c107876d107876