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British Colonial Socio-Political Distinctions via Stace’s Revelation of Life in Galle, 1910 et seq – By Michael Roberts Sourcs:- thuppahis Walter Terence STACE was a British man born in Ireland in 1886 who entered the British colonial service after a university education and was assigned to Sri Lanka in 1910. He married a Burgher lady, MM Beven in 1928 – is second marriage this – and then resigned in 1932 and moved on to USA where he pursued a successful university teaching career in Philosophy. Following his retirement, he composed an autobiography in 1964 with the intriguing title FOOTPRINTS ON WATER. This work has been edited by Bernd Pflug with an excellent and readable “Critique” at the end of the autobiography and presented in Sri Lanka in a slim volume of 218 pages by the Perera Hussein Publishing House. Walter Stace’s reflections are presented in a lucid and clinical manner that should be ...

Feb 24, 2025 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Amangalla Galle history, British clubs in Ceylon, British colonial Ceylon, British colonial Galle, British colonial service Sri Lanka, Burgher community Sri Lanka, Dutch Burghers vs Portuguese Burghers, Footprints on Water book, New Oriental Hotel Galle, Sri Lanka Colonial History, Sri Lanka race relations history, Stace autobiography, Walter Terence Stace

BLANCHE BEVEN The surviving Beven siblings with their parents – Blanche is standing, second from right. An often asked question in the spirit of fun is ‘if you had the choice to invite three people, in history, to a dinner party who would they be?’ It would be reasonable to assume that at the top of many peoples lists would be ‘Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi maybe thrown in Robert Oppenheimer, how about Bertrand Russell? how about ……………………Hugh Hefner? Well, in a story straight from a Hollywood movie, there was a Ceylonese Burgher girl from the foothill coconut plantations near Negombo who can claim to have partied (or near enough) with all of the above. Meet Blanche Bianca Beven, born in 1897, the daughter of Arthur ‘Willie’ Beven and Eleanor Newman. Both families came from English soldier stock, the patriarchs who after serving in Ceylon for the British army, laid down ...

Aug 23, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged 60s California rock n roll, Albert Einstein dinner party, Bertrand Russell connections, Blanche Beven, British colonial Ceylon, Burgher community in Sri Lanka, Ceylonese Burgher history, Colombo Mayor history, Footprints on Water book, Frank Zappa performances, Hugh Hefner playboy mansion, Jennifer Stace autobiography, Princeton University professor, Walter Terence Stace

Footprints on Water: The Untold Journey of WT Stace from Colonial Ceylon to American Philosophy We are pleased to announce the publication of a compelling biography of WT Stace, a colonial administrator whose journey from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) to Princeton University in the United States is now available for readers. This book provides an intimate look at Stace’s life during the final years of the British Empire in Ceylon, offering unique insights into his experiences and the socio-political environment of the time. Australian readers may find particular interest in the connection to Stace’s wife, Beverly Beven, daughter of the wealthy Ceylonese lawyer Willy Beven, whose story adds depth to this historical narrative. The book is available on our website www.pererahussein.comand ships to Australia within 10 days. We believe it will be a valuable addition to your collection, offering a fascinating glimpse into a lesser-known chapter of colonial history and the ...

Aug 11, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged American philosophy journey, Beverly Beven connection, Ceylon to Princeton journey, colonial Ceylon history, colonial history book, Footprints on Water book, Perera-Hussein Publishing book, Princeton philosopher WT Stace, Sri Lankan colonial administrator, Sri Lankan heritage, Stace's philosophical legacy, untold story of WT Stace, WT Stace biography, WT Stace Ceylon biography