Eleven Years in Ceylon

Jonathan Forbes

Eleven Years in Ceylon
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Country
IN
Published
22 August 2024
Pages
368
ISBN
9789391928278

Eleven Years in Ceylon

Jonathan Forbes

In this second volume, the author describes the places of interest, sports, flora, and fauna of Ceylon Island. The reader is taken on a tour of the ancient fortresses of Sigiriya, the description of the famed leopards and elephants there, his journey to Trincomalee, the accounts of canals and artificial lakes, the beautiful buildings and ancient temples and monuments there, elephant catching, the description of the aboriginals of Ceylon, the mountains of Lakagella, the funerary rites of the Sinhalese rulers, the description of various plants found there, like the cinnamon trees, the dangerous venomous snakes, the flora and fauna of Kandy, the Horton plains.

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