Author: James Ridley (Chaplain to the East India Company.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Selected Tales of the Genii ...
Author: James Ridley (Chaplain to the East India Company.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The Tales of the Genii
Author: Sir Charles MorellThe Five and Twenty Tales of the Genie
Author: SivadasaPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141907924
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Half mythical, heroic and sagacious, the emperor Vikramaditya is widely regarded as India's greatest monarch. This collection of stories tells of the ruler's fabled encounter with a vetala, a genie who inhabits the body of a corpse. The emperor begs the spirit for his help against a mighty necromancer and is told in return twenty-four tales, each of which presents a situation he might face as a king and culminates in a riddle that he must solve. With each answer, Vikramaditya displays his deep wisdom, proving himself to be the ideal monarch and winning, in the twenty-fifth tale, the guidance he needs from the vetala to destroy his powerful enemy. Written down in medieval times but inspired by an oral tradition stretching back centuries, these wise and witty tales rank amongst the great masterpieces of Sanskrit literature.
Eastern romance, select tales from the Arabian and other sources
Author: Eastern romanceThe New Arabian Nights. Select Tales, not Included by Galland or Lane
Author: William Forsell KirbyPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385352010
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
A Catalogue of the Most Important Books Available for Free Circulation Among Subscribers to 'The Times'
Author: The Times, London. Book clubPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
Book Description
General Catalogue of the Library of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society: Authors
Author: Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Vol 1
Author: R. ReginaldPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0941028755
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume one of Two, contains an Author Index, Title Index, Series Index, Awards Index, and the Ace and Belmont Doubles Index.
Author: 
Author: Mudie's Library Ltd