author
Edwin Herbert Gomes
1862–1944
A missionary writer in Sarawak, he is remembered for vivid books about life in Borneo and the Sea Dyaks, shaped by years of close daily experience there. His work blends storytelling, observation, and a strong sense of place.
2 Audiobooks
Seventeen Years Among the Sea Dyaks of Borneo A Record of Intimate Association with the Natives of the Bornean Jungles
by Edwin Herbert Gomes
Children of Borneo
by Edwin Herbert Gomes
About the author
Born in Sarawak in 1862, the Rev. Edwin Herbert Gomes was the son of the missionary Rev. W. H. Gomes. As a young man he wrote a novel, and he later followed a missionary path himself, spending many years in Sarawak.
He is best known for books including The Sea-Dyaks of Borneo, Seventeen Years Among the Sea Dyaks of Borneo, and Children of Borneo. These works grew out of his long firsthand experience and introduced many English-language readers to the people, customs, and everyday life of Borneo as he saw them in the early twentieth century.
After his years overseas, he returned to England and served in church posts there. He died in 1944. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found during this search, so a profile image is not included.