"Wild Elephant and the Methods of Catching and Taming it in the Island of Ceylon" is an outstanding book by the English writer and researcher James Emerson Tennent, in which he describes in detail the life of wild elephants in the wild of the island of Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka) and the methods used to their catching and taming. The author talks about the incredible beauty of these animals, their behavior, as well as the complexity of the process of their capture and domestication. This book will be a fascinating source of knowledge for anyone interested in the wildlife and nature of Ceylon.