Courtesy of the Australian National Gallery
local fishermen in yesteryear—Pics from 1940s by Lincoln Pereira
SEE Galle As Quiet as Asleep by Norah Roberts, Colombo: Vijitha Yapa Publications
GALLE AS QUIET AS ASLEEP
By NORAH ROBERTS
SECOND EDITION with new cover from the classic mural painting of Galle Fort & Port in the 19th century by Donald Friend as well as 33 new images at the end of the book including
- Capt. Bayly’s billiard room at Closenburg, 1966
- Fort rooftop skyline & Church Street, 1890s
- Rampart waterline by Luxshmanan Nadaraja
- Dutch Presbyterian Church & other pictures by Dominic Sansoni
- Central bus stand, cricket grounds and Fort walls after the tsunami as back cover
Colombo: Vijitha Yapa Publications, 2005
499 pages ISBN 955-8095-85
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