This is an exquisitely written account by the first Ranee of Sarawak, the wife of the second Rajah, Charles Brooke. It is a fascinating and detailed description of the flora and fauna of Sarawak. The author makes several expeditions into the interior and got to know the country very well. She had a very good rapport with the Malay women. She says that the Malay people have better manners than most Europeans. But life was not easy. One of her children was born dead after she fell down stairs in a boat. Her three remaining children died on a voyage to England. She did manage to produce three more children who survived, the eldest of them becoming the hird and last Rajah of Sarawak. However, the author has very little to say about her husband, Charles Brooke, and his exploits even though he seems to have been a very interesting character in his own right.