The Wild Elephant and the Method of Capturing and Taming it in Ceylon

Sir James Emerson Tennent (1804–1869) was a distinguished British colonial administrator, politician, and author, renowned for his literary contributions detailing the natural history and cultural milieu of Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka). Born in Ireland as James Emerson, he later adopted the additional surname 'Tennent' as a condition of a bequest. Tennent embarked on his career in public service...