The Life of Stamford Raffles is a biography written by Demetrius Charles Boulger and published in 1897. The book is a comprehensive account of the life and achievements of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, a British statesman and colonial administrator who is best known for founding the city of Singapore. Boulger's biography traces Raffles' life from his birth in Jamaica in 1781 to his death in England in 1826. It covers his early years in London, his...