History Of Ceylon: An Abridged Translation Of Professor Peter Courtenary’S Work

About the book:-An abridged Translation of Prof. Peter Courtenay's work. Being quite dismissive of the ancient chronicles of Ceylon, this work, which is an abridged version of a larger work in the Portuguese language, gives the history of the island from the time when the Portuguese arrived in Ceylon in the year 1505, and ends in the year 1848. The book is in five sections, divided periodically. The first three sections are about the Portuguese activities (1505 1658); then follows the Dutch period (1658 1796); and the final section is about the British period (1796 onwards). There are numerous mentions of prominent people both Sinhalese and European, along with descriptions of the military operations, and the subsequent treaties. This book is a reprint of the 1913 edition. About the author:- M.G. Francis was a reputed author, translator and compiler. He wrote many books to earn plaudits. He is mostly remembered for his outstanding work in the ancient history and literature. He is the author of books such as-- History of Ceylon. The Title 'History Of Ceylon: An Abridged Translation Of Professor Peter Courtenary’S Work written/authored/edited by M. G. Francis', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121235075 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 691 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms