Author: Robert Knox
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
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Author: Robert Knox
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Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 257

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Robert Knox was travelling with his father in 1659 on the latter's journey homeward from his post with the British East India Company at Fort St. George when a storm obliged their ship to put into Cottier Bay, Ceylon. The two were detained as prisoners along with 14 others, and carried into the interior of the island. Knox's father died in 1661, but Knox himself remained a prisoner at large for over 19 years, supporting himself by knitting caps, lending out corn and rice, and hawking goods about the country. Though the rajah pressed him to enter his service, Knox resisted, and finally escaped to the Dutch settlement at Arippu on the north-west of the island. Reaching England in 1680, he entrusted the manuscript of this account to Robert Hooke, and enlisted in the East India Company, for further adventures in an already adventuresome life. These engravings include depictions of agricultural techniques, two native primates, customs and costumes and an execution being carried out by an elephant.

Author: Robert Knox
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120619272
Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Author: A. M. Philalethes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110804655X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 799

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This 1817 book traces the history of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from the classical period to 1815.

Author: Henry Marshall
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 342

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Author: Robert Knox
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN: 9781428036215
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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Author: Henry Parker
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120602083
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 766

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An account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka.

Author: Ronit Ricci
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108480276
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 299

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A ground-breaking exploration of exile and diaspora as they relate to place, language, religious tradition, literature and the imagination.

Author: Sarojini Jayawickrama
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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Author: Philalethes
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120617889
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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The Principal Object Of The Book Was To Acquant The Reader With The Civil And Military Transaction, The Religion And Manners Of The People. Also Gives A Brief Sketch Of The Natural History Of The Country.