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Preface ix
CHAPTER I. Street Scenes in the Venice of the East 1
" II. By Khlong and River 25
" III. The Children 44
" IV. The Shaving of the Top-knot 64
" V. Courtship and Marriage 85
" VI. Domestic Life and Customs 103
" VII. Domestic Life and Customs (continued) 125
" VIII. Popular Amusements 147
" IX. Outside the Capital 171
" X. The Cultivation of Rice 196
" XI. Laws and Legislation 218
" XII. Ceremonies for the Dying and the Dead 235
" XIII. The Order of the Yellow Robe 251
" XIV. Among the Temples 272
" XV. Among the Temples (continued) 297
" XVI. Religious Ceremonies 316
" XVII. Religious Ceremonies (continued) 338
" XVIII. Religious Ceremonies (continued) 358
" XIX. A Pilgrimage to Prabat 375
" XX. The Elephants 388

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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