John Ferguson

Ceylon in 1884 ... Revised, Enlarged, and Brought Down to Date from John Ferguson

Publisher Marketing: Title: Ceylon in 1884 ... Revised, enlarged, and brought down to date from "Ceylon in 1883.."Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Ferguson, John; 1884. xi. 256 p.; 8 . 010058.ee.37. Contributor Bio:  Ferguson, John The late John Ferguson, a philosopher and active internationalist, studied at the universities of Cambridge and London. He taught at the universities of New Castle, London and Birmingham as well as Iba'dan and Minnesota. The founding Dean of Arts at the Open University, and latter President of the Selly Oak Colleges, he had more than 50 published works to his name.