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River in Borneo : A Tale of the East Indies, Paperback by Woodman, Richard, L.... River in Borneo : A Tale of the East Indies, Paperback by Woodman, Richard, ISBN 1493075160, ISBN-13 9781493075164, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US In 1964, during the Far Eastern war euphemistically called 'Confrontation,’ British Royal Marine Lieutenant Charles Kirton makes a most extraordinary discovery amid the dense mangrove swamps bordering a river in Borneo. From this highly charged opening sequence, the story flashes back a century to 1867, revealing the truth behind this strange event, when young Henry Kirton, second officer of the auxiliary steamship River Tay , is dumped ashore in Singapore, badly injured by a fall from the rigging of his ship.