Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

The author culls from various sources, such as Lady Raffles's ""The life of Sir Stamford Raffles"", Munshi Abdullah, letters from and to Raffles' close friends, Dr John Leyden, an orientalist, scholar and poet, William Marden, an oriental scholar, missionaries, Dr. Morrison and Dr. William Milne and others, to describe Sir Stamford Raffles's character, life, work and accomplishments as the founder and adminstrator of Singapore and his contribution to education and natural history.