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*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=JqsaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 ''‪The History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Period to the Year MDCCCXV; with Characteristic Details of the Religion, Laws, & Manners of the People and a Collection of Their Moral Maxims & Ancient Proverbs‬''] by Philalethes (pseud) Google Books 1817. The author is generally identified as Rev Robert Fellowes. <ref>[http://dl.sjp.ac.lk/dspace/bitstream/123456789/309/1/New%20Light%20on%20the%20Identity%20of.pdf "New Light on the Identity of Philalethes"] by Breden WM Gooneratne and Yasmin Gooneratne, 1971</ref>
*"Observations on the Campaign in Ceylon" ''The Naval and Military Magazine'' [http://www.archive.org/stream/navalmilitarymag02londuoft#page/564/mode/2up "Part 1: the Dutch War ending 1764"] Volume 2, page 564 1827 Archive.org; [http://books.google.com/books?id=PYcEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA204 Part 2: The British Campaign from 1803], involving the [[19th Regiment of Foot|19th]] and [[65th Regiment of Foot |65th Regiments of Foot]], together with Royal Artillery and troops from Bengal. Volume 3, page 204 1828 Google Books
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/66468 ''The Golden Age Of Military Adventure In Ceylon 1817-1818''] 1933. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Full title: ''The Golden Age of Military Adventure in Ceylon. An account of the Uva Rebellion, 1817-1818'', etc. by Richard Leslie Brohier. [DLI catalogue lists a different author].
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=66Hu-9OPWL4C&printsec=frontcover ''The Ceylon Gazetteer; containing an accurate account of the districts, provinces, cities, towns, principal villages, harbours, rivers, lakes &c. of the Island of Ceylon, together with sketches of the manners, customs, institutions, agriculture, commerce, manufactures, revenues, population, castes, religion, history of its various inhabitants''] 1834 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=zB9YAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP7 ''An Appeal to the British Government in behalf the British Colony and Province of Ceylon: with an appendix containing various notices of the island by authors and travellers of the early and middle ages''] by William Peter 2nd Edition with Additions 1836. [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=SiBYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 1st Edition 1835] Google Books .
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wHhCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR3 ''Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon''] by Samuel White Baker 1855 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ogVXAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR6-IA1#v=twopage ‪''The Wild Elephant and the Method of Capturing and Taming it in Ceylon''‬] by Sir J Emerson Tennent 1867 Google Books
*''The Duke of Edinburgh in Ceylon. A book of elephant and elk sport ... Illustrated with chromo-lithographs, etc.'' by John Capper 1871. [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_000000036960#?#loaded&c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&z=-1596.5591%2C-182.6111%2C5660.1181%2C3652.2222 British Library Digital], [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/lsidyv393e806f#ark:/81055/vdc_00000003695F.0x000009 British Library itemViewer] said to be good for images. If necessary, hover mouse over the bottom of the book to scroll pages. [http://access.bl.uk/item/pdf/lsidyv393e806f British Library’s pdf version]
*[https://archive.org/details/grandtourbritis00edwagoog ''The “Grand Tour” of the British Princes: the visit of ... Prince Albert Victor and Prince George to Ceylon''] Reprinted from the ''Ceylon Observer'' 1882 Archive.org
:[https://archive.org/details/cruiseofhermajes02albeuoft ''The Cruise of Her Majesty's ship "Bacchante", 1879-1882, Volume II- The East''] Compiled from the Private Journals etc of Prince Albert Victor and Prince George of Wales 1886 Archive.org. Includes China, Singapore, Ceylon.
:[https://archive.org/details/bookofceylonbein00cave ''The Book of Ceylon; being a guide to its railway system and an account of its varied attractions for the visitor and tourist''] by Henry W Cave 1908 Archive.org
:[https://archive.org/details/cu31924023977659 ''The Ceylon Government Railway : a descriptive and illustrated guide, mainly extracted from the author's larger work "The Book of Ceylon"''] By Henry W Cave 1910 Archive.org
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*[https://archive.org/details/b24758450 ''Around the world via India : a medical tour''] by Nicholas Senn 1905. Contains chapters on India and Ceylon, including hospitals. Archive.org
*''Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources'' by Arnold Wright, reprint edition, first published 1907 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, in TIFF format. Contents digital file page 18. Includes Military and Volunteers, actual page 857, digital file page 864 Volunteers 865. It is also available as a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/22966 pdf on DLI]. Sample pages are available on [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=eUF_rS8FEoIC&pg=PP7 Google Books].
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