An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies by Robert Knox
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"An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies" by Robert Knox is a book written in 1681. It recounts Knox's nineteen years as a prisoner in the Kingdom of Kandy after being captured during a trading voyage. Written during his return journey to England, the book offers detailed observations of Sinhalese life, customs, and society in seventeenth-century Sri Lanka. Its direct, practical style influenced Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" and
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| Author | Knox, Robert, 1640?-1720 |
|---|---|
| Title |
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 Author's Miraculous Escape |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Historical_Relation_of_the_Island_Ceylon |
| Credits |
Produced by Michael Ciesielski, Jeroen Hellingman, and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia |
| Subject | Sri Lanka -- Social life and customs |
| Subject | Sri Lanka -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 14346 |
| Release Date | Dec 13, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1016 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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