Outlines Of Ceylon History

About the Book:- The author devoted almost all his leisure to the production of this discourse. He believes the book will not only be of use in the schools, but will also generate a good amount of interest amongst the general readers. It will assist the youth of the country to acquire some knowledge of their past. The writer of the book feels that it is sad to think that the study of the subject has for the past century received or no attention in the government schools. On the question of the teaching of Ceylon History in the local schools being raised by the Ceylon Social Reform Society, it was said that there was no suitable school-history available. After that the study of the subject as soon as a book brought into existence which took a proper shape given by the author in the hope of awakening past to the consciousness of the Ceylon people may spur them on to Endeavour to be worthy of the traditions of their forefathers. About the Author:- Donald Obeyesekere, MBE (1888–1964) was a prominent colonial era legislator from Ceylon. He was a member of the State Council of Ceylon, the Legislative Council of Ceylon and was the President of the National Olympic Committee of Ceylon. Educated at S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia and at the Colombo Academy, he gained a BA from University of Cambridge, where he won blues for boxing. On his return to Ceylon he introduced boxing in the country. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for public service. The Title 'Outlines Of Ceylon History written/authored/edited by Donald Obeyesekere', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353245009 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 353 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-