Download or read book Tales of King Vikrama Classic Reprint written by C. A. Kincaid and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tales of King Vikrama I have, therefore, decided to publish my ver sion in the hope of affording Indian school children a pleasant English reading book on familiar and well beloved themes, and also in the hope Of en abling English children to read the tales which are told year in year out in the Deccan villages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book Listen O King written by Sivadasa and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘If you know the answer and do not respond, your head will shatter into pieces!’ In a land of glorious kings, bloodthirsty demons and talking spirits, was born the lore of Vikram and the Vetal. After a series of mysterious events, King Vikramaditya carries the vetal, a witty ghost, on a long journey through death's playground. The vetal narrates the most fascinating tales and asks the most puzzling riddles, leaving Vikram completely stumped. Deepa Agarwal's beautiful translation brings age-old wisdom alive through the vetal's wondrous stories that are bound to confound and captivate readers even today.
Download or read book Vikrama s Adventures Or the Thirty Two Tales of the Throne A Collection of Stories About King Vikrama written by Franklin Edgerton and published by . This book was released on 2002-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vikrama s Adventures Or The Thirty two Tales of the Throne written by Franklin Edgerton and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1993 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book King Vikram and the Vampire written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 1993-02 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translated by the noted Victorian Orientalist, Sir Richard F. Burton, from the original Sanskrit, these ancient Indian folk tales influenced such later works as "1001 Arabian Nights" and Boccaccio's "Decameron." First published in 1870, these stories will entertain and delight modern readers while illuminating the life and customs of classical India.
Download or read book Simhasana Dvatrimsika written by A N D Haskar and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2007-01-07 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic tales of courage and compassion The fabled monarch Vikramaditya is considered a model of kingly virtues, and his reign a golden age. These famous stories narrated by the thirty-two statuettes of nymphs supporting the magic throne of Vikramaditya extol his courage, compassion and extraordinary magnanimity. They are set in a framework recounting the myths of his birth, accession, adventures and death in battle, after which the throne remained concealed till its discovery in a later age. A fascinating mix of marvellous happenings, proverbial wisdom and sage precepts, these popular tales are designed to entertain as well as instruct. Many have passed into folk literature. The original author of the Simhasana Dvatrimsika is unknown. The present text is dated to the thirteenth century AD. It exists in four main recensions, from which extracts have been compiled together for the first time, in this lively and faithful translation of this celebrated classic by a renowned Sanskritist
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Download or read book Vikram and Vetal written by Poile Sengupta and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2005 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Age old stories of Vikram and Vetal. The tales are retold in a short story/novel way.
Download or read book Vikram and the Vampire written by Richard Burton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vikram and the Vampire Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance Richard Burton O King Vikram, listen to the true story which I am about to tell thee...' Thus begins Vikram and the Vampire, British Orientalist Richard F. Burton's classic retelling of the Sanskrit Vetala Panchavimshati (Twenty-five Tales of the Betal), the ever-popular tales about the legendary king Vikramaditya and the vampire, or Betal, who vexes the king with stories that pose searching questions about the morals of life in ancient India. Although based on earlier oral... We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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Download or read book King Vikram and the Vampire written by Captain Sir Richard F. Burton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translated by the noted Victorian Orientalist, Sir Richard F. Burton, from the original Sanskrit, these ancient Indian folk tales influenced such later works as 1001 Arabian Nights and Boccaccio's Decameron. First published in 1870, these stories will entertain and delight modern readers while illuminating the life and customs of classical India.
Download or read book Vikrama s Adventures Or the Thirty two Tales of the Throne written by Franklin Edgerton and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
