| Folk Tales of Bengal Contributor(s): Day, Lal Behari (Author) |
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ISBN: 076617591X ISBN-13: 9780766175914 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $29.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: None of the author's authorities knew English; they all told their stories in Bengali, and he translated them into English when he returned home. Partial Contents: Life's Secret; Indigent Brahman; Story of the Rakshasas; Evil Eye of Sani; Boy Whom Seven Mothers Suckled; Origin of Opium; Adventures of Two Thieves; Ghost-Brahman; Man Who Wished to be Perfect; Ghostly Wife; Story of a Hiraman; Boy With the Moon on His Forehead; Field of Bones. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 8.3" W x 11.04" (1.49 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |