Translated from the volume A Treatise on Human Physiology by Professor John C. Dalton, M.D. Printed in Jaffna in 1883. Size and dimensions of original material: 1 book of 536 pages. Condition of original material: 14.5cm x 23cm. Author(s)/Creator(s): John C. Dalton.
A prose drama in Tamil, written by Francis Kingsbury (1873-1941, né Alagasunderam), a Tamil scholar and the first lecturer in Tamil at Ceylon University College. Cover page includes a short note on the author. Book includes a foreword by A.M.K. Cumaraswamy. Printed and published by Robert Kingsb...
From tp: "In Tamil Prose for Boys and Girls, rewritten by Francis Kingsbury, B.A." Printed and published by J.W.A. Kadirgamar at the Lankabhimani Press in Chavakachcheri, 1872. Francis Kingsbury (1873-1941, né Alagasunderam) was a Tamil scholar and the first lecturer in Tamil at Ceylon Universit...
Written by Kumaraswamy Mudaliyar Kathiravetpillai, Printed in Jaffna by Ripley & Strong, Printers, 1862. The author, who was from Udupitty, was a student at Batticotta Seminary and later a district judge. Size and dimensions of original material: 1 book of 72 pages. Condition of original m...
From tp: "Illara Nondy, the Husband and Wife. A poem on domestic life." Printed in Manippay by Strong & Asbury, 1887. Size and dimensions of original material: 1 book of 80 pages. Condition of original material: 11cm x 15.5cm. Author(s)/Creator(s): J.R. Arnold/A. Catācivam Piḷḷai.
Written by K.C.B. Kumarakulasinghe, Mudaliar of the Governor's Gate, Tamil interpreter to H.E. the Governor and chief translator. Printed posthumously in Tellippalai by the American Ceylon Mission Press, 1909. English-language preface. Size and dimensions of original material: 1 book of 84 page...
Written by William Nevins (1820-1889), also known as Mu. Sithamparapillai, who among other positions was the principal of Wesleyan Central School (later Jaffna Hindu College) from 1860-1886. This work is an Essentials of Grammar, written in three parts. Printed in 1886. Size and dimensions of o...
Written by Rev. John Kilner to "regenerate the mind of the Hindu," meant to be used as a textbook. Bilingual. Published in Jaffna by the Union Press, 1871. Size and dimensions of original material: 1 book of 190 pages. Condition of original material: 11cm x 17cm. Author(s)/Creator(s): Rev. Jo...
Written by J.V. Sinnattambi Pulavar, published in Tellippalai by the American Ceylon Mission Press, 1927. Size and dimensions of original material: 1 book of 16 pages. Condition of original material: 14cm x 21.5 cm. Author(s)/Creator(s): J.V. Sinnathambi Pulavar.
Prose rendering of Sivajnana Sithiyar, a Saiva text. Written by Rev. K.S. Murugesu (1870-1947), a Methodist Tamil scholar and linguist. Printed in Jaffna by N.M. Saverimuttu & Sons, 1931. Size and dimensions of original material: 1 book of 74 pages. Condition of original material: 13.5cm x...