Thursday, 17 May 2012

Area of interest in and around Sandakan - Agnes Keith house ♥










 A colonial style house, built on a hilltop at Jalan Istana more than 150 years ago, is now a museum. 
The two storey building, which has a floor area of 8,500 sq ft, was the residence of author Agnes 
Keith and her husband, Harry, who was Conservator of Forest and Curator of North Borneo 
Museum during the time of the British Colonial. The house was destroyed in the Second World War 
but was rebuilt by the couple in 1948.

 



 Agnes Keith wrote three internationally-acclaimed books on Sabah while living in the rebuilt house. 
 Her first book was about life in North Borneo in the 1930s and was called "Land Below the Wind".
The title was supposedly inspired by the constant breeze around her home. Keith's second book,
 "Three Came Home", was made into a film. "White Man Returns" was her third book.









































































































































































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