Vikram and the Vampire

by Richard F. Burton

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CCN3BGKY
• ISBN13: 9791041807581
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Culturea
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"