Ceylon Past And Present

The author has made a noble attempt to unravel the truth behind Ceylon past and present. To explore this, he has to delve deep into the past history. In 1826, a book was found by an Englishman capable of appreciating itand it transpired that Ceylon had kept a dynastic history, second in importance only to that of China. Authentic history was pushed back to a period nearly four centuries B.C. Since that revelation, the works of contemporary Chinese pilgrims have corroborated the story. The spade of the excavator has uncovered monuments whose splendor we could hardly have believed from mere manuscripts records. The Archaeologist has brought to bear that critical analysis which is separating the truth from a mass of incoherence and exaggeration. The book is the product of extensive study of these records. The subject of the book is good in historical point of view.