| Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon Contributor(s): Baker, Samuel White (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419117416 ISBN-13: 9781419117411 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: A population of some millions wholly dependent upon the supply of rice for their existence would be thrown into sudden starvation by the withdrawal of the water. Thus have the nations died out like a fire for lack of fuel. This cause will account for the decay of the great cities of Ceylon. The population gone, the wind and the rain would howl through the deserted dwellings, the white ants would devour the supporting beams. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.81 lbs) 208 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
