The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
, by Baker, Samuel WhiteNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780559904745 | 0559904746
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/30/2009
Samuel Baker was born in England. After the death of his wife he traveled to Ceylon in 1846. Baker established an agriculture settlement in Nuwara Eliva. He helped bring cattle and emigrants from England and made a success of the settlement. During his stay in Ceylon he spent a great deal of time hunting with his hounds, which became the genesis of this novel and a later work