x, 294 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm
Contents
Ch. 1. 'Cultured Generations' -- Ch. 2. 1801-1805: 'Harbours of Our Choice' -- Ch. 3. 1801-1805: 'Enjoying the Good Things of the Age' -- Ch. 4. 1801-1805: 'Proud Towers' - The Road to Kandy -- Ch. 5. 1805-1810: 'The Noblest Chace in the World' -- Ch. 6. 1811-1815: Obedient Servant -- Ch. 7. 1815: 'The Portals Thrown Open' -- Ch. 8. 1815: 'A Common Bond of Peace' -- Ch. 9. 1816-1817: Translating the Nation -- Ch. 10. 1817-1821: 'Madness of War' -- Ch. 11. 1822-1824: 'D'Oyly of Kandy' -- Ch. 12. Omne Solum Forti Patria -- App. 1. Lineage of Sir John D'Oyly, Baronet, as set out in Burke's Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland -- App. 2. 'Commercii Laus', John D'Oyly's prize-winning ode, with an English prose translation / J. J. Nicholls -- App. 3. The royal regalia of Kandy -- App. 4. Gajaman Nona's verses addressed to John D'Oyly, translated / Lakshmi de Silva
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-287) and index