The first book ever written in English about Sri Lanka—we’re talking 1680 here, over 300 years ago—was an instant hit. ‘An Historical Relation of the Island of Ceylon’ has been described as “the ideal mix of an adventure-filled autobiography and an exotic travel guide”.
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