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An historical relation of the island ceylon in the east indies by robert knox. Knox lived in the kandyan kingdom for nearly twenty years the life of a villager. Woodward and asian educational services 1999, book, illustrated by asian educational services, f. Life in the kingdom of kandy as seen by robert knox 1660 1680 robert knox 16601680 an extract from a chapter of ceylon of the early travellers by h. The relation should be seen in the context of a number of texts collected, translated or commissioned by the east india company in cooperation with the royal.
I read robert knox in my quest to understand the sociology of the time of the sinhala kings the feudal structure of the time while he was held prisnor and lived with the people i read doris lessing a writer from born to british parents in rhodesia of the time she aptly expresses the attitude of the british and africaaner farmer of south africa who had a love hate relationship to the. It is one of the earliest and most detailed european accounts of life on ceylon and is today seen as an invaluable record of the. An historical relation of the island ceylon in the east indies together with an account of the detaining in captivity the author and divers other englishmen now living there, and of the authors miraculous escape by robert knox. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Life in the kingdom of kandy as seen by robert knox 16601680. Together with an account of the detaining in captivity the author and divers otherenglishmen now living there, and of the authors miraculous escape ebook written by robert knox. Woodward and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Eda heladiwa book free download king cameran foundation. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle. Publication date 1911 topics rmsc collection digitallibraryindia. Previous part 6 next part 8 near ceylon, of six feet in width. It describes his experiences some years earlier on the south asian island now best known as sri lanka. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by.
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