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Translated from the original Sanskrit by the noted Victorian Orientalist, Sir Richard Burton, these ancient Indian folk tales influenced such later works as 1001 Arabian Nights and Boccaccio's Decameron . As revealing today as they were in their own time, these stories will entertain... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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The Baital-Pachisi, also known as The Twenty-Five Tales of a Demon, is a book written by Duncan Forbes in 1862. The book is a collection of stories from Indian folklore, featuring a demon named Baital who tells the stories to King Vikramaditya. The tales are set in ancient India... Read Full Overview

The Baital-Pachisi: Or The Twenty-Five Tales Of A Demon is a book written by Duncan Forbes in 1862. The book is a collection of twenty-five folk tales that revolve around a demon known as Baital. The stories are set in ancient India and follow the adventures of King Vikramaditya,... Read Full Overview

Soldier, explorer, and adventurer, British author Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) is perhaps best remembered for his notoriously unexpurgated translations of The Arabian Nights and the Kama Sutra, which scandalized-and titillated-Victorian readers. This Lesser... Read Full Overview

The sage Bhavabhuti-Eastern teller of these tales-after making his initiatory and propitiatory conge to Ganesha, Lord of Incepts, informs the reader that this book is a string of fine pearls to be hung round the neck of human intelligence; a fragrant flower to be borne on the... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"Vikram and the Vampire" from Richard Francis Burton. English geographer, explorer, pastry chef, translator, writer, soldier (1821-1890).

Vikram and the Vampire Or Tales of Hindu Devilry is a collection of stories compiled by Sir Richard F. Burton. The book features 32 tales that revolve around the character of King Vikram, who is tasked with capturing a vampire named Betal. Each story begins with Betal asking... Read Full Overview

Vikram and the Vampire Or Tales of Hindu Devilry is a collection of stories written by Richard F. Burton. The book is a translation of the original Sanskrit text, Baital Pachisi, which is a collection of tales from Hindu mythology. The stories revolve around King Vikramaditya,... Read Full Overview