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

by A.M. Philalethes and Robert Knox

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:110804655X

ISBN13:9781108046558

Release Date:May 2012

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:798 Pages

Weight:4.13 lbs.

Dimensions:1.6" x 8.3" x 11.7"

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