Download or read book A Tale of Old Ceylon Classic Reprint written by Sinnatamby Sinnatamby and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Tale of Old Ceylon About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Village Folk Tales of Ceylon Classic Reprint written by H. Parker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book In Old Ceylon Classic Reprint written by Reginald Farrer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from In Old Ceylon Then the procession of jewels continues. Sapphire has not yet shown you all it can do. From little brown canvas bags, such as those in which we Westerners some times carry mere contemptible sovereigns when we are so fortunate as to possess them, comes bounding forth, upon beds of snow-white paper, the moony refulgence of the star-stones. Of a soft dove - grey is the typical star sapphire, of a tender, clouded, milky blue, of pearly tones like a mountain mist, or softly cerulean as the bluebell; and, grey or white or blue, always there nestles at its heart a floating six-rayed star of pure light, that shifts and wavers across the surface of the stone as you move it to and fro. In the Old days, the cutters who roped the Kings of Lanka in Chains Of ruby and cat's-eye had the art Of so cutting these star-stones that ripple after ripple of radiance followed hard upon each other's heels as the jewel turned this way and that. But the secret lies long buried in the heart of dead Ceylon, and nowadays we must be contented with the hexagonal prism across that lovely clouded surface. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Appeal to the Serpent Or Life in an Ancient Buddist City written by Samuel Langdon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Appeal to the Serpent, or Life in an Ancient Buddist City: A Story of Ceylon in the Fourth Century A. D Within the last few days these two have been re newing an acquaintance formed some years ago, when Detu Visited the celebrated 'deer-park monastery at Sarnath, near Benares, for the purpose of studying the carving and sculpture for which that monastery had become famous throughout the Buddhist dominions of India and Ceylon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Village Folk Tales of Ceylon Vol 3 Classic Reprint written by H. Parker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon, Vol. 3 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A Romance of Ceylon Classic Reprint written by E. O. Walker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Romance of Ceylon She put down her burden and busied herself in watering some pots of favourite flowers which were disposed along the verandah, looking up from her occupation every now and then to smile at her mother. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Village Folk Tales of Ceylon Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by H. Parker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon, Vol. 1 When the forest and jungle of north-central or north western Ceylon is viewed from the upper part of a hill of considerable height, it has the appearance of a dark green sea, across which, if there be any wind, waves closely resembling those of the ocean roll along in parallel lines as the swaying tree tops bend under the gusts of the breeze. As clouds pass between it and the sun their shadows of darker green follow each other over this seemingly illimitable ocean. The undulations of the ground are lost all appears to be at one general level, except that here and there a little island is visible where a low rocky mound succeeds in raising its head above the verdant waves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Peeps at Many Lands written by Alfred Clark and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-26 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Peeps at Many Lands: Ceylon Ceylon is a pear-shaped island, a little smaller than Ireland, in the Indian Ocean, between Six and ten degrees north of the Equator. From its position with reference to the mainland, it has been called by Eastern poets the Pearl - Drop on the Brow of India. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Cicely in Ceylon Classic Reprint written by F. A. Symons and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Cicely in Ceylon Hullo, Meg! Exclaimed Desmond. And so you've got here after all. And you too, Miss Cicely! Excellent! I congratulate you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Legends of Ceylon written by Aline van Dort and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Legends of Ceylon: In Fairy Tales; Eké Mat Eké Rataké (Once in a Certain Country) N a certain far-off country which memory loves to recall, there once lived a great King and gracious Queen. The country they ruled over was so beautiful, that poets sang of its loveliness in all parts of the world. It was always springtime in Lanka, as this beautiful country was called. Neither the biting cold of winter nor the scorching heat of summer, ever visited the land. The men were strong and brave, the women kind and gentle, and one and all loved their dear King and Queen. They had one common sorrow, the King, the Queen, and their' people. The Royal Palace was empty of Children. The Queen longed for a baby; the King wanted a son, who would grow tall and strong and brave; the people wanted an heir to the throne. One day when the Queen was alone in her garden waiting for the King's return, she watched two birds at play. At least, she thought they were at play, till she discovered that one was a very tiny bird and that the bigger one was teasing it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Ceylon and the Portuguese written by P. E. Pieris and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ceylon and the Portuguese: 1505 1658 The period of the history of Ceylon which is covered by the present work has been already dealt with by me in another book which, inasmuch as it was addressed primarily to the people of that country, assumed in the reader adegree of knowledge which no one who has not resided there for many years can have, and was burdened with a minuteness of detail which, however novel and interesting to the local student, cannot but weary, if not repel, the general reader. And yet the story of the Portuguese in Ceylon is of more than local interest, for it depicts for us a characteristic phase of the beginning of European expansion in the East. A hundred and fifty three years after the Portuguese first landed in Ceylon they were expelled from the country, leaving the gloomy word Failure writ large over all their actions. That however was not all, for they left the Sinhalese a broken race, with their ancient civilisation brought to the verge of ruin, and their scheme of life well-nigh destroyed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Punchi Nona written by Samuel Langdon and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Punchi Nona: A Story of Female Education and Village Life in Ceylon Punchi Nona Herself; Some of Punchi Nona's Relations; The Education Scheme is Unfolded to Gregoris Appu; The Opening Day; The Demon Priest; The Devil Ceremony; The Examination; Chiefly About Gregoris Appu Junior; Prize Day; Punchi Nona Sees Something of the Big World; The Mountain Capital; Nidigamma Awakened and Reformed About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Men of India and Ceylon Classic Reprint written by Edward Clark Carter and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Men of India and Ceylon Ship me somewheres east of Suez. Where the best is like the worst. Where there aren't no Ten Commandments, an' a man can raise a thirst. And not only a thirst for whiskey, but a fiery, demon-like thirst for long nights of reveling after the scorching days; a thirst for that thrilling recklessness of absolute self-abandon ment which creeps over him with the thought that Winding lanes, green fields and happy kindred are leagues and leagues away and he is unnoticed and alone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Two Happy Years in Ceylon Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by C. F. Gordon Cumming and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Two Happy Years in Ceylon, Vol. 1 of 2 What can be the reason that writers on Ceylon seem impelled to describe their book as a term of years? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Forest Life in Ceylon Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by W. Knighton and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Forest Life in Ceylon, Vol. 1 of 2 In journeying through a desert the eye of the traveller lingers with interest and pleasure upon the oasis he has left, and which he is not again likely to revisit; and so, in the life of every man, there is probably some period of shorter or longer duration on which the memory, in subsequent years, delights to dwell. Of such a character to the author was his residence in Ceylon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Eleven Years in Ceylon Vol 1 of 2 written by Jonathan Forbes and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Eleven Years in Ceylon, Vol. 1 of 2: Comprising Sketches of the Field Sports and Natural History of That Colony, and an Account of Its History and Antiquities Patience! and ye shall hear what he beheld In other lands, where he was doom'd to go: Lands that contain the monuments of Eld. - Byron. Great Importance of the Island - Its Population numerous and comparatively civilized at an early period. - Possesses a continued History for Twenty-three Centuries. - Liberal Policy of Great Britain to the Cingalese; consequent Prosperity of the Island. - Compared with the Continent of India. - Prospects of Christianity. - My first Acquaintance with Cingalese History, and Determination to examine the Antiquities of the Island. The beautiful scenery of Ceylon, its mild climate, rich vegetation, and some of its valuable natural productions, have already been made known to the British public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Letchimey A Tale of Old Ceylon With Illustrations written by Sinnatamby (pseud. [i.e. C. V. Bellamy.]) and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: