Farquhar

by Joshua Ip

Singaporeans are familiar with the popular mythos of Sir Stamford Raffles, sole and exclusive founder of modern Singapore, who called a bustling port into being with his mighty hand, where only a sleepy fishing village stood before. Some may also recall the bumbling idiot William Farquhar, who could not even be trusted to oversee the colony and execute Raffles’ clear plan for a few short years. This ebook attempts to correct this myth and re-establish Farquhar’s significant role vis-à-vis Raffles in the founding of Singapore and its early years (1819-1821), via the colorful medium of rhyming verse.

Genres: Poetry

32 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

sooo interesting!! i finished "why our great leader was not so great and not much of a leader" right before this so to see the same context used was really helpful. love how it read as a play! it made it a super fun read with a good amount of melodramatic satire that really revealed how ridiculous raffles was 😭

[Irene · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very quick light tongue-in-cheek read