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===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.70788/page/n171/mode/2up "Books on Ceylon"] [a Bibliography] by Biblio page 159, ''Volume VI, Ceylon Antiquary and Literary Register'' January 1921 Archive.org.
*[http://220.247.247.85:8081 National Digital Library Sri Lanka] including [http://220.247.247.85:8081/handle/123456789/898 ''Ceylon Government Gazettes''] 1889 to 1912 (as at 2019/06), but only some publication may be available for any given year. The website contains a Search, then relevant editions may be downloaded as a pdf. Some other publications require prior registration, and then a pdf must be requested, but the ''Gazettes'' appear to be available without prior registration.
*''Ceylon Calendar'', published 1814-1830 was followed by ''Ceylon Almanac and Compendium of Useful Information'', published 1833-1839 and 1844-1850. Continued as ''Ceylon Calendar and Compendium of Useful Information'' 1840-1843 and ''Ceylon Almanac and Annual Register'' 1851-1862.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=j9ENAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 ''The History of Ceylon from the Earliest Period to the Present Time: With an Appendix, Containing an Account of Its Present Condition''] by William Knighton 1845 Google Books. [https://archive.org/details/historyceylonfr01kniggoog Archive.org version]
:''Forest Life in Ceylon'' by W Knighton, formerly Secretary to the Ceylon Branch, Royal Asiatic Society 1854 [https://archive.org/details/forestlifeinceyl01knig Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/forestlifeinceyl02knig Volume II]. This work has been described as a novel, (but somewhat against this view see further comments.<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=MzVCfoQorHwC&pg=PA144 Page 144] ''Paradise Discourse, Imperialism, and Globalization: Exploiting Eden'' by Sharae Deckard 2009 Google Books</ref>) [http://www.djo.org.uk/indexes/authors/198.html William Knighton], biographical details, djo.org.uk
*''Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'': [https://archive.org/search.php?query=Ceylon%20Asiatic%20Society Archive.org] Multiple volumes from Volume 1 1845. [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000638474 Hathi TrustHathiTrust] multiple volumes including '''restricted access''', some of which, to c 19231925, are probably available to those in North America.:[https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Ceylon+antiquary+and+literary+register+%29&sort=date ''Ceylon Antiquary and Literary Register''] multiple volumes from Volume III 1917 to Vol. X 1924. Archive.org. Includes a section "Notes and Queries". [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100732322 HathiTrust editions], restricted to some areas such as North America.
*''An historical, political, and statistical account of Ceylon and its dependencies'' by Charles Pridham 1849 Google Books [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=BaVHAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR2 Volume I], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=-aZHAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA483 Volume II]
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=DEFYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 ''98° versus 130°, or, the Infantry Soldier in the Tropics''] by Jones Lamprey Assistant Surgeon, H M’s 15th Regiment. 1852 Google Books. [Remarks on the dress worn by the army in Ceylon].
