Isle of Mystique-Isle of Legend -Glimpsing Eclipsed Sri Lanka by Stefan D’silva stefands@bigpond.net.au Isle of Mystique- Isle of Legend – Glimpsing Eclipsed Sri Lanka is an apt title for a publication that illustrates in vivid colour images and informative text, aspects of ‘hidden’ Sri Lanka. The book explores places far from the routine travel agenda of most people. Mysterious rock paintings only recently discovered, cave inscriptions, cave art, old British military fortifications, remote lifestyles of nautical communities, the lost wealth of the Parrs of Mannar (pearl banks), the theft of the last Sinhala King’s crown and legends of lost races – and more, are all a part of this 247 page publication with revealing historical facts. The complex and rich history of an exotic, complex land is showcased in a manner that has never been showcased before. There is a ‘guarantee’ that the readers would not have been to some ...