{"id":148491,"date":"2025-02-02T18:39:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T18:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=148491"},"modified":"2025-02-02T18:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T18:43:22","slug":"library-acquisitions-january-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/library-acquisitions-january-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS – JANUARY 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

VICTOR\u00a0 MELDER\u00a0 SRI\u00a0 LANKA LIBRARY<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n


\n<\/strong>1234 Nepean Highway, Cheltemham, Vic 3192, Australia.
\n<\/strong>Telephone: Hemal + 61 0427 725 740 or Victor 61 3909 4040
\n<\/strong>E-mail: < <\/strong>hemguru@hotmail.com<\/strong><\/a> > OR < <\/strong>melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com<\/strong><\/a> >
\n<\/strong>Web Site < <\/strong>www.vmsl-library.com<\/strong><\/a> ><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, THEY ARE MOST WELCOME. PLEASE CONTACT HEMAL OR VICTOR AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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BOOKS.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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  1. The Faithful Foreigner, Thilo Hoffmann, The Man Who Saved Sinharaja by Douglas B. Ranasinghe, 2015.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0 (Donated by Udara Kankanige, Epping, NSW)<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Elephantine Tales, & other Anecdotes from the National Parks of Sri Lanka, by Srilal Miththapala, 2023<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0(Donated by Geetha Miththapala, Hampton Park, Vic)<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. An Account of the Interior of Ceylon of its Inhabitants with Travels in the Island by John Davy, 1983.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Kaleidoscope, An Anthology of Sri Lankan English Literature by D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke, 2007.<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Leonard Woolf: A British Civil Servant As a Judge in the Hambantota District of Colonial Sri Lanka (1908-1911) by Prabath de Silva,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. Twenty Five Years of Life in the Jungle – Ven. Thambugala Anandasiri Thero, by Kamala Rajapakse, 2002.<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. British Governors of Ceylon by H.A.J.Hullugalle, 2002.<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. An Enemy Within by Punyakante Wijenaike, 198.<\/span><\/li>\n
        4. Seeing Ceylon by R.L.Brohier, 2000.<\/span><\/li>\n
        5. Monarchs of Sri Lanka by H.M.Mervyn Herath, 2003.<\/span><\/li>\n
        6. Monkfish Moon by Romesh Gunesekera, 1992.<\/span><\/li>\n
        7. Modern Sri Lankan Stories, An Anthology by D.C.R.A.Goonetilleke, 1986.<\/span><\/li>\n
        8. Kuveni by Henry Jayasena, 2000.<\/span><\/li>\n
        9. Animals of the Ruhuna National Park by C.E.Norris, 1979.<\/span><\/li>\n
        10. Ceylon of the Early Travelers by H.A.J.Hullugalle, 1969.<\/span><\/li>\n
        11. The Village in the Jungle by Leonard Woolf, 2000.<\/span><\/li>\n
        12. At the Water\u2019s Edge by Pradeep Jeganathan, 2004.<\/span><\/li>\n
        13. Shrapnel, A Collection of Short Stories by Neil Fernandopulle, 2000.<\/span><\/li>\n
        14. Writing That Conquers Re-Reading Knox\u2019s by Sarojini Jayawickrama, 2004.<\/span><\/li>\n
        15. A Visit to Ceylon, 1882 by Ernst Haeckel, 1975.<\/span><\/li>\n
        16. In the Shadow of the Tamarind Tree by Matthew S. Friedmann, 2005.<\/span><\/li>\n
        17. Robert Knox by Ranjit Dharmakirit, 1996.<\/span><\/li>\n
        18. Memoirs of a Penpusher, Kachcheries and Commissions by Tissa Devendra 2010.<\/span><\/li>\n
        19. A Guide to Western Culture and Society by Goolbai Gunasekera, 1998.<\/span><\/li>\n
        20. Out of the Darkness by Gunadasa Amarasekara, 2003.<\/span><\/li>\n
        21. Mirage by Bandula Chanraratna, 2000.<\/span><\/li>\n
        22. Hermann Hesse by Dayaratne Gurusinghe, 1075.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. Fallen Leaves by Shirani Rajapakse, 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. The Great Days of Bambalawatte, With a Walkthrough of Colpetty in the Olden Time by Asiff Hussein, 2024<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ((Donated by Tass Thassim, Wolstonecraft, NSW, facilitated by Fazli Sameer, Kalubowilla, Sri Lanka)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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              1. Looking for Doug, Doug Walters: An Australian Cricketing Legend by Dr Nimal R. Chandrasena, 2024.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Donated by the Author, Winthrop, WA)<\/span><\/p>\n

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                MAGAZINES.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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                1. Loris, Journal of the Wildlife & Nature Protection Society of Sri Lanka, Vol 30, Issue 4, December 2024.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  \u00a0 (Donated by Udara Kankanige, Epping, NSW)<\/span><\/p>\n