Project Gutenberg 2000-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 83 Baker, Samuel White, Sir 1821 1893 Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon Produced by Garry Gill. HTML version by Al Haines. "Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon" by Sir Samuel White Baker is an exploratory travelogue written during the mid-19th century. This work recounts the author’s adventurous experiences and observations while he attempts to settle in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), engaging deeply with its landscapes, cultures, and challenges. The narrative vividly portrays not only the natural beauty and sportsmanship offered by the island but also Baker's struggles with infrastructure and agriculture during a time of colonial expansion. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to Baker's initial arrival in Colombo, where he is met with disappointment contrasted against his expectations shaped by previous readings about Ceylon's allure. Baker describes his longing to partake in the wild adventures of the island, particularly hunting elephants, and introduces his intentions to settle in Newera Ellia. He vividly shares his observations of the city’s stagnation and the lack of vibrancy, alongside encounters that highlight the disparity between expectation and reality in colonial settlements. As he begins to outline his plans for improvement and explore the landscape, the tone reflects both wonder and a sense of hardship as he grapples with local conditions and setbacks, setting the stage for his continued explorations throughout Ceylon. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sri Lanka -- Description and travel DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 559333 555880 2024-09-01T11:51:08.555708 2023-10-01T10:43:55.013078 text/html text/html 552802 2020-12-31T14:46:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 203654 2020-12-31T14:46:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 268431 2024-09-01T11:51:15.372671 application/epub+zip 274047 2024-09-01T11:51:10.075702 application/epub+zip 274046 2024-09-01T11:51:09.163701 application/epub+zip 492817 2024-09-01T11:51:19.571655 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476389 2024-09-01T11:51:14.730689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476195 2022-09-01T13:25:46.534853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534523 534489 2024-09-01T11:51:07.685699 2023-10-01T10:43:54.336045 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 534418 2020-12-31T14:46:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 200641 2020-12-31T14:46:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 534408 2020-12-31T14:46:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200590 2020-12-31T14:46:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19769 2024-09-01T11:51:19.707669 application/rdf+xml 16679 2024-09-01T11:51:09.531687 image/jpeg 4037 2024-09-01T11:51:09.346688 image/jpeg 265720 2024-09-01T11:51:08.604698 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia