Author: Henry Marshall
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Ceylon
Author: Henry Marshall
Publisher:
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Golden Tips
Author: Henry William Cave
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Serendib
Author: Eugenia W. Herbert
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ISBN: 9781951928025
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Since antiquity Ceylon?--?long known as Serendib, now Sri Lanka?--?has been renowned for its beauty and its wealth. Shipwrecked on its shores, Sindbad the Sailor found it a land of "unrivalled splendor and magnificence," the air filled with the fragrance of spices and rare gems glittering in the streams of a lofty mountain. He returned home loaded with riches, as many were to do after him: Portuguese, Dutch, and finally, in the nineteenth century, the British. Serendib tells the stories in the voices and through the eyes of those who ultimately made and lost fortunes not in the cinnamon and pearls that first lured them but in coffee and tea; it tells the stories, too, of those who came to govern, to convert, to hunt, to unearth the island's antiquities, and simply to delight in its natural wonders.
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ISBN: 9781951928025
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Since antiquity Ceylon?--?long known as Serendib, now Sri Lanka?--?has been renowned for its beauty and its wealth. Shipwrecked on its shores, Sindbad the Sailor found it a land of "unrivalled splendor and magnificence," the air filled with the fragrance of spices and rare gems glittering in the streams of a lofty mountain. He returned home loaded with riches, as many were to do after him: Portuguese, Dutch, and finally, in the nineteenth century, the British. Serendib tells the stories in the voices and through the eyes of those who ultimately made and lost fortunes not in the cinnamon and pearls that first lured them but in coffee and tea; it tells the stories, too, of those who came to govern, to convert, to hunt, to unearth the island's antiquities, and simply to delight in its natural wonders.
A Description of Ceylon, Containing an Account of the Country, Inhabitants, and Natural Productions;
Author: James Cordiner
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Category : Cingalese
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Category : Cingalese
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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An Account of the Interior of Ceylon, and of Its Inhabitants
Author: John Davy
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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A Short History of Ceylon
Author: Humphrey William Codrington
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Southern India, Its History, People, Commerce, and Industrial Resources
Author: Somerset Playne
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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The History of Ceylon, from the Earliest Period to the Year MDCCCXV
Author: A. M. Philalethes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110804655X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 799
Book Description
This 1817 book traces the history of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from the classical period to 1815.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110804655X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 799
Book Description
This 1817 book traces the history of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from the classical period to 1815.
A Description of Ceylon
Author: James Cordiner
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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Publisher:
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The History of Sri Lanka
Author: Patrick Peebles
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313024715
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Sri Lanka—an island nation located in the Indian Ocean— has a population of approximately 19 million. Despite its diminuative size, however, Sri Lanka has a long and complex history. The diversity of its people has led to ethnic, religious, and political conflicts that continue to exist. Peebles describes the experiences of the country, from its earliest settlers, to civil war, to its current state, allowing readers to better understand this often misunderstood country. With an emphasis on the 20th century, chapters discuss the economy, religion, culture, and government of Sri Lanka. A timeline outlines key events in Sri Lankan history, as well as biographies of notable people, and a bibliographic essay.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313024715
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Sri Lanka—an island nation located in the Indian Ocean— has a population of approximately 19 million. Despite its diminuative size, however, Sri Lanka has a long and complex history. The diversity of its people has led to ethnic, religious, and political conflicts that continue to exist. Peebles describes the experiences of the country, from its earliest settlers, to civil war, to its current state, allowing readers to better understand this often misunderstood country. With an emphasis on the 20th century, chapters discuss the economy, religion, culture, and government of Sri Lanka. A timeline outlines key events in Sri Lankan history, as well as biographies of notable people, and a bibliographic essay.