Isaac de Silva

Isaac de Silva was born in 1844 in Moratuwa. A Methodist, he served his Church as a lay preacher and wrote hymns in Sinhala, some of his own composition, others translated from English; he also campaigned against drink. From 1866 he wrote for many years for the Christian journal Ruwan Mal Dama, which he edited, and it was in its pages that his stories appeared. He died in 1907. The island's Methodists still regard him as one of their great hymn writers.

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• NovelVasanavantha Pavula saha Kalakanni PavulaIsaac de Silva · 1888not translated into EnglishLiterature