07 October, 2011

SRI LANKA - HISTORICAL BOOKS



The rifle and the hound in Ceylon.

 by Baker, Samuel White SirPublished in 1874 by Longmans, Green and co. • 404 pages • snippets in situRead




Ceylon was, in the olden time, known by the name of Serendib. In the enchanting " Arabian Nights," frequent mention is made of the Island, as the theater of many of the gorgeous scenes that are splendidly depicted in those Eastern tales. 
Serendib has ever been a terra incognita, and, therefore, a land of story and romance.

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