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===Historical books online===
*[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my Repositori Digital] Digital repository of the National Library of Malaysia. Book files are available as pdf downloads. Contains some books in English, although it does not appear possible to browse the English language books as a distinct category. For some books the “date of issue” appears to br the digitization date, rather than the date of publication. A number of the English language books are in the category [http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/1/111/browse Koleksi Peribadi]. Some examples:
**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2728 ''Notes from the Sarawak Gazette 1909-1915''] by J C Moulton
**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2533 ''Malaya and Singapore Survey Directory of Churches and Missions in the Federation and Colony''] by V A Chelliah, No date in catalogue but c 1948
**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/handle/123456789/2031 ''The Last of The Creepers: Memoirs of A Malayan Rubber Planter 1907-1917''] by C R Harrison, 1961.
**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2058 ''Untapped Historical Source: Rest House Register Books''] by Robin W Winks April 1964
**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/handle/123456789/2441 ''Planters and speculators : Chinese and European agricultural enterprise in Malaya, 1786-1921''] by James Charles Jackson 1968.
: Note this website is often unavailable, and possibly may only be available during office hours, Monday to Friday: 8.00 am - 5.00 pm (local time), being GMT 00.00 to 9.00am
*[http://www.sabrizain.org/malaya/library/index.htm [Digital<nowiki>]</nowiki> Sejarah Melayu Library] (abrizain.org) has an extensive collection of English language historical books to download as pdfs, with some to also read as text. Click on the titles for further details of the author and year published. If you prefer to read original images, look at the text version (if available), as for some books, it may be apparent they are available on websites such as Archive.org or Google Books. Books available include
