The History of Ceylon, from the Earliest Period to the Year MDCCCXV

Name: The History of Ceylon, from the Earliest Period to the Year MDCCCXV
SKU: 19772992
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To Which is Subjoined, Robert Knox's Historical Relation of the Island

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Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History

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This 1817 book by 'A. M. Philalethes' traces the history of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from the classical period to 1815, providing details of the religion, laws and manners of the people. An appendix contains an account, originally published in 1681, by Robert Knox (1641–1720) of his nearly twenty-year captivity on the island. The identity of the pseudonymous 'Philalethes' is not certain: he may have been Robert Fellowes (1770–1847), who, however, never visited Ceylon, or the Revd G. Bissett, who did. The book, which includes topographical notes and a collection of moral maxims and ancient proverbs, begins with classical accounts of the Island of Ceylon by Ptolemy, among others, and moves from this 'imperfect acquaintance with this remote region' to Knox's 'lively picture of the state of the country and manners of the people' which, according to 'Philalethes', was among the most important possessions of Great Britain.

Release date Australia

May 17th, 2012

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Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

16 Plates, black and white; 1 Maps

Pages

798

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History

Dimensions

210x297x40

ISBN-13

9781108046558

Product ID

19772992

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