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This book is more of an information rich volume on various aspects of Ceylon; it is divided into 10 chapters that have distinct topics covered. Among the chapters the reader will find notices on : history (native, Portuguese, Dutch, and English); the people; on Colombo, Peredeniya, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, and Anuradhapura; rivers and mountains; fauna and flora; gems and minerals; the final chapter in on pearls. One appendix gives a list of the most important Sri Lankan kings. This book is a reprint of the 1892 edition