Download or read book A Visit to Ceylon written by Ernst Haeckel and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Bungalow and the Tent Or a Visit to Ceylon Classic Reprint written by Edward Sullivan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Bungalow and the Tent, or a Visit to Ceylon Friend, be not tedious, said the Rajah Of Travancore to a Christian missionary, in the sixteenth century, remember life is short. I have endeavoured to pay due attention to this admirable advice; and if what I have written be wearisome, the Offence can scarcely be visited on the quantity. It has been laid to the charge of many authors, that they deprive themselves of sleep, in order to procure it for their readers. I plead a conscientious not guilty to this allegation. Blessed be the man who in vented sleep, says the immortal Squire; and blessed be he, I repeat, who imparts it by any means, whether Doctor, Preacher, Author. 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 Lost Cities of Ceylon Classic Reprint written by G. E. Mitton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Lost Cities of Ceylon The ruins of Egypt have been known for centuries, but it is only in comparatively recent years the ruins of Ceylon have been unearthed. Since then numbers have been attracted by these strange and beautiful Specimens of architecture quite unlike anything found elsewhere. After the final victories of the Tamils, when the Cingalese kings were driven to their last stronghold, Kandy, which lies among the hills in the centre of the island, the jungle growth, so extraordinarily rapid in the moist atmosphere of Ceylon, sprang up in wave upon wave, engulfing in a vast green sea the sites of these ancient capitals. That such cities had existed had long been known, but knowledge of their whereabouts only remained as a tradition. 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 India and Ceylon Classic Reprint written by Ernst Haeckel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from India and Ceylon With this fact in view, I can scarcely hope that my jour ney to India will arouse any particular interest - especially as an abundance of the best literature descriptive of that wonderful country is already in existence - and I ought perhaps to apologize for asking the reader to accompany me. My personal interests as naturalist and nature's friend alo'ne prompt the journey I am about to undertake. The most earnest desire of every naturalist that has made the organic forms of life a lifelong study, is to stand face to face with the wonders of nature in the tropics; for only here, under the enhancing influence of the sun's light and heat, are developed those astonishing types of form com pared with which the flora and fauna of our temperate zone are but weak and colorless imitations. 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 Rambles in Ceylon Classic Reprint written by Augustus de Butts and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Rambles in Ceylon Ancient name of Ceylon - Its former obscurity - Causes of this-conquest of the Dutch Possessions by the British, and subsequent submission of the whole Island - First view of the Ceylon Coast - Its picturesque aspect - Canoes of Ceylon - Arrival at Colombo - Description of the Fort of Co lombo. 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 Palms Pearls written by Alan Walters and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Palms Pearls: Or Scenes in Ceylon The following pages are the outcome of a sojourn in Ceylon, during which I had more opportunities than fall to the lot of the ordinary traveller of becoming acquainted with its many beauties, and of observing the daily life and customs of its people. Says one man: "Ceylon is a place to be shunned. 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 written by J. C. Willis and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ceylon: A Handbook for the Resident and the Traveller Soon after my arrival in Ceylon in 1896, I was forcibly struck with the absence of any reliable modern handbook of the island, and about seven years ago began to collect notes for such a book, jotting down upon memorandum tablets all those items which I considered ought to be included. As these accumulated, they were sorted under heads, and the chapters gradually took shape in outline. Alter 1901 two or three books upon the island appeared, notably the excellent handbook for the St. Louis Exhibition, which in some ways fulfilled my idea of what was wanted, but was written for people outside the colony. Having in vain endeavoured to persuade one who was much better qualified than myself to write a book upon Ceylon, I at last decided to do so, and began in 1905, but was interrupted by a serious accident. Commencing with the idea of writing a comprehensive work of perhaps 1,000 pages, I devoted my leisure from October 1905 to a chapter on the agriculture of the colony. To gel this into a form comparatively satisfactory to myself took no less than eight months, and it would have covered 125 pages of the present book. It consequently seemed to me advisable to work this up into a book upon agriculture in the tropics generally. This was done, and the book will, I hope, shortly appear. If now my own subject were to take so long, and occupy so much space, it was very evident that I could not hope to complete the work under 10 years, and when completed, it would be so bulky that no one would read it, while the keeping up to date of the chapters already written would be a most formidable task. 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 Seven Years in Ceylon written by Mary Leitch and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Seven Years in Ceylon: Stories of Mission Life That the knowledge may increase and the darkness be expelled, And all sing hallelujah to the almighty Father. 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 Classic Reprint written by C. F. Gordon Cumming and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Two Happy Years in Ceylon Although, by comparison with that of others, my own term in the Earthly Paradise was short, I can safely say that, as it was all play and no work, I had abundant leisure to note many matters of interest seen under exceptionally favourable. Circumstances. I trust, therefore, that these pages may prove of some value to the ever-increasing army of wanderers in search of winter-quarters. 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 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 Summer in Ceylon Classic Reprint written by N. Maisondeau and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Summer in Ceylon From Southern India to the Island of Rameseram, across the Pamban Pass, 'twas but a step for the hero of the Ramayana. There he established a shrine (Ramasvaram) which exists to this day, we are told, in the innermost and to us invisible precincts of the present temple; then, with the help of Hanuman, great engineer and general of the Monkey-headed warriors, having built a bridge to the Island of Mannar, 'twas but another step for him to Ceylon, where, after many a battle, he delivered his dearly-beloved and ever-faithful wife Sita from the clutches of Ravan, king of the Demons, who had established his Kingdom in this beautiful Island of Lanka. From our delightful little resthouse on the long and narrow peninsular of Mandapam, a ten minutes' walk took us to the jetty, and by sail-boat or steam-launch we could cross in an hour to Pamben on the Island of Rameseram, but Rama's or Adam's Bridge is inaccessible on account of the demolishing effect of both time and tide on the very fragile coral of which it was constructed. Until the present very complete engineering projects have been carried out, which will connect the South Indian Railway (S. I. R.) with the Ceylon Government Railway (C. G. R.) force is to go back from this point via Madura and cross by Tuticorin, or to take one of the semi-weekly steamers direct to Colombo. 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 Winter Tour in India and Ceylon With a Kathiawar Prince Classic Reprint written by F. Bernard O'shea and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-07 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Winter Tour in India and Ceylon With a Kathiawar Prince From Colombo to the foot of the hills, the railway line passes through interminable forests of palms. The cocoa and areca palm form the large bulk of the trees, but there are endless varieties that are not found in India, at least which are not met with along the ordinary highways. The country all along teems with vegetable life, but what strikes the visitor from India more than the foliage are the broad sweeps of green velvety sward. 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 Eight Years Wanderings in Ceylon Classic Reprint written by Sir Samuel White Baker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Eight Years Wanderings in Ceylon Nearly twenty years ago, when settled in the island of Ceylon, I wrote this book. The lapse of this interval of time has produced many important changes Ceylon has progressed, and is become one of our most prosperous colonies. My work published in 1855, closed with these words For me Ceylon has always had a charm, and I shall ever retain a vivid interest in the colony. I trust that a new and more prosperous era has now commenced, and that Ceylon, having shaken off the incubus of mismanagement, may, under the rule of a vigorous and enterprising governor, arrive at that prosperity to which she is entitled by her capabilities. 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 Discovery of Ceylon by the Portuguese in 1506 Classic Reprint written by Donald Ferguson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Discovery of Ceylon by the Portuguese in 1506 The inaccuracy of Tennent's conclusions on both points, viz. The notoriety of Ceylon cinnamon at the beginning of the Sixteenth century, and the intercourse of the Portuguese with Ceylon between 1506 and 1518, is abundantly demonstrated by the extracts given in Appendices A and C respectively. 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 Three Fires written by Amelia Josephine Burr and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Three Fires: A Story of Ceylon Hamilton tried dazedly to remember how it bad all began. Half an hour ago he had been taking his tea in solitary comfort in the one shady comer of the Galle Face lawn, watching the long white rollers break on the palm-fringed beach and idly debating whether to return to his plantation to-morrow or to give himself a day or two more by the sea, beyond whose sapphire immensities lay England. He said England now, not home. Home, for him, had come to mean the wild green heart of Ceylon. Stridently into his musings had come the talk and laughter of a party of American tourists. He had watched them with amused wonder; travelers of this type never climbed the jungle-bordered roads that led to his hills. Then, as they were obviously disappointed by their failure to find a place on the lawn sheltered from the tropic sun, it had seemed inevitable that he should give up his patch of shade and retire to the verandah. There his memory blurred. 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.