Author : N. Maisondeau
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ISBN 13 : 9781332289196
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (891 download)
Book Synopsis Summer in Ceylon (Classic Reprint) by : N. Maisondeau
Download or read book Summer in Ceylon (Classic Reprint) written by N. Maisondeau and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Summer in Ceylon From Southern India to the Island of Rameseram, across the Pamban Pass, 'twas but a step for the hero of the Ramayana. There he established a shrine (Ramasvaram) which exists to this day, we are told, in the innermost and to us invisible precincts of the present temple; then, with the help of Hanuman, great engineer and general of the Monkey-headed warriors, having built a bridge to the Island of Mannar, 'twas but another step for him to Ceylon, where, after many a battle, he delivered his dearly-beloved and ever-faithful wife Sita from the clutches of Ravan, king of the Demons, who had established his Kingdom in this beautiful Island of Lanka. From our delightful little resthouse on the long and narrow peninsular of Mandapam, a ten minutes' walk took us to the jetty, and by sail-boat or steam-launch we could cross in an hour to Pamben on the Island of Rameseram, but Rama's or Adam's Bridge is inaccessible on account of the demolishing effect of both time and tide on the very fragile coral of which it was constructed. Until the present very complete engineering projects have been carried out, which will connect the South Indian Railway (S. I. R.) with the Ceylon Government Railway (C. G. R.) force is to go back from this point via Madura and cross by Tuticorin, or to take one of the semi-weekly steamers direct to Colombo. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.