The E&O Hotel: Pearl of Penang by Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb

Established in 1885 by the Sarkies brothers, the Eastern & Oriental (E&O) Hotel, and in subsequent years its equally famous sister grand hotels the Raffles in Singapore, and the Strand in Rangoon attracted the likes of Noel Coward, Rudyard Kipling, Somerset Maugham and Hermann Hesse. By 1927, the... Price:$75.00

Penang Sketchbook by Didier Millet

The island of Penang and its city, George Town, are home to some 10,000 surviving pre-war buildings, more than any other centre in Malaysia. Mansions, villas and Peranakan town- and shophouses stand cheek by jowl with Hindu and Chinese temples and shrines Price:$30.00