Download or read book Vikram and the Vampire written by Natasha Sharma and published by Young Zubaan, an imprint of Zubaan. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vampire piggybacking on a king's back while spinning stories and riddles! Poor King Vikram! Tasked by the sorcerer Shaitanish to bring him a corpse, he finds that a vampire named Betal has taken residence in it. He’ll come along only if King Vikram lends a willing ear to a series of riddling tales. There’s the one about the world’s most sensitive ladies: Queens Touchmenot, Itsratherhot and Oohmyhead. There’s the tale of the four foolish brothers Nin, Com, Poo and Oops. Each tale is crazier, funnier, madder than the last, and even if King Vikram doesn’t enjoy the journey - you sure will! The story of Vikram and Betal is over a thousand years old. See this much-loved traditional tale come alive with Priya Kuriyan’s fabulous illustrations. Published by Zubaan.

Download or read book Vikram and the Vampire written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 1893 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vikram and the Vampire Or Tales of Hindu Devilry written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 11 tales, translated by Burton from the Sanskrit Baital-Pachisi, or 25 Tales of a Baital, "hung on [the] thread" of the "laughable" difficulties faced by King Vikram, "the King Arthur of the East," as he and his son attempt to bring a baitel (vampire) to a magician (p. xi).

Download or read book Vikram and the Vampire written by Richard F. Burton and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2022-06-11T19:48:27Z with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baital Pachisi, also known as Vikram-Betaal, is a collection of Hindu tales featuring King Vikramaditya as the hero. Eleven of these tales were adapted from Sanskrit to English by Richard F. Burton as Vikram and the Vampire. A tantric yogi is after King Vikram’s life because of the wrongdoings of his father. He fools the brave king into bringing him Baital (a vampire) hanging from a siras tree. Baital, in turn, traps the king in an endless loop of stories. If King Vikram answers any question posed by the vampire during his storytelling, the vampire will escape back to the tree, and the king will have to start again. Will King Vikram be able to escape Baital’s trap? What doom awaits the king when finally meets his nemesis? This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Download or read book Vikram and the Vampire Or Tales of Hindu Devilry written by Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vikram and the Vampire written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 1893 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vikram and the Vampire written by Richard Burton and published by Litres. This book was released on 2019-10-05 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Best of Vikram Betal written by Sunita Pant Bansal and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adapted from the Vetālapañcaviṃśati, Sanskrit tales about Vikramāditya Sākārī, King of Ujjain.

Download or read book The Best of Vikram Betal written by Pratibha Kasturia and published by Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Vikram and The Vampire Or Tales of Hindu Devilry written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vikram and the Vampire; or, Tales of Hindu Devilry by Sir Richard Francis Burton: First published in 1870, this collection of folk tales from India features a witty and irreverent demon named Baital who tells stories to the mythological King Vikram. The tales are known for their humor, wit, and complex moral themes. Key Aspects of the book "Vikram and the Vampire; or, Tales of Hindu Devilry": Folk Tales: The book is a collection of traditional folk tales from India, offering readers a window into the rich cultural heritage of the region. Witty and Irreverent: The tales are known for their witty and irreverent tone, with the demon Baital often poking fun at human foibles and weaknesses. Complex Moral Themes: The tales also explore complex moral themes, highlighting the ways in which human actions can have far-reaching consequences for individuals and communities. Sir Richard Francis Burton was a British explorer, diplomat, translator, and writer who is best known for his adventures in Africa and Asia, and his translations of The Arabian Nights and other works of literature. Vikram and the Vampire; or, Tales of Hindu Devilry is one of his most famous works, and is an important contribution to the field of comparative literature.

Download or read book Vikram and the Vampire written by Richard F. Burton and published by . This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (1821-1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian, and African languages. He was a captain in the army of the East India Company serving in India. Following this he was engaged by the Royal Geographical Society to explore the east coast of Africa and led an expedition guided by the locals which discovered Lake Tanganyika. His best-known achievements include travelling in disguise to Mecca, making an unexpurgated translation of The Book of One Thousand Nights and a Night. Burton was considered a controversial figure in his day; many considered him a hero, others jealous of his achievements called him a scoundrel. Burton remains possibly the greatest explorer ever because of his remarkable research and uncensored documentation of the lifestyles of the various cultures he encountered in his adventures.

Download or read book Vikram and the Vampire written by Richard Francis Burton and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-11-20 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.

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Download or read book The Bird King written by G. Willow Wilson and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of NPR’s 50 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the Decade: A fifteenth-century palace mapmaker must hide his powers in the time of the Inquisition . . . Award-winning author G. Willow Wilson’s debut novel Alif the Unseen was an NPR and Washington Post Best Book of the Year and established her as a vital American Muslim literary voice. Now she delivers The Bird King, an epic journey set during the reign of the last sultan in the Iberian peninsula at the height of the Spanish Inquisition. Fatima is a concubine in the royal court of Granada, the last emirate of Muslim Spain. Her dearest friend, Hassan, the palace mapmaker and the one man who doesn’t leer at her with desire, has a secret—he can draw maps of places he’s never seen and bend the shape of reality. When representatives of the newly formed Spanish monarchy arrive to negotiate the sultan’s surrender, Fatima befriends one of the women, not realizing that she will see Hassan’s gift as sorcery and a threat to Christian Spanish rule. With their freedoms at stake, what will Fatima risk to save Hassan and escape the palace walls? As the two traverse Spain with the help of a clever jinn to find safety, The Bird King asks us to consider what love is and the price of freedom at a time when the West and the Muslim world were not yet separate. “Wilson has a deft hand with myth and with magic, and the kind of smart, honest writing mind that knits together and bridges cultures and people.” —Neil Gaiman, author of Norse Mythology “A triumph . . . one of the best fantasy writers working today.” —BookPage “A treasure-house of a novel, thrilling, tender, funny, and achingly gorgeous. I loved it.” —Lev Grossman, author of the Magicians trilogy