author
C. A. (Charles Agar) Bampfylde
1856–1918
A British colonial official in Sarawak, he helped turn firsthand experience of the Brooke era into a detailed historical account. He is best known as the co-author of A History of Sarawak under Its Two White Rajahs, 1839–1908.
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A History of Sarawak under Its Two White Rajahs 1839-1908
by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould, C. A. (Charles Agar) Bampfylde
About the author
Born in 1856, Charles Agar Bampfylde built his career in the Sarawak Civil Service and later became Resident of Sarawak's First Division. Records also note that he went on to serve in Britain as Rajah Charles Brooke's political agent after returning from Sarawak.
His name is most closely linked with A History of Sarawak under Its Two White Rajahs, 1839–1908, written with Sabine Baring-Gould. The book draws on the story of James Brooke and Charles Brooke and remains the work for which many readers discover him today.
Although he is remembered as an author, Bampfylde's writing grew out of practical experience in government and administration. That mix of official service and historical writing gives his work a direct, on-the-ground perspective that still makes it interesting to readers of Southeast Asian and colonial history.