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The Baital Pachisi: Or Twenty-Five Tales Of A Demon (1855)

The Baital Pachisi: Or Twenty-Five Tales Of A Demon (1855)

Barker, William Burckhardt
Eastwick, Edward Backhouse

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ISBN10: 1120871298
ISBN13: 9781120871299
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jan 29 2010
Pages: 388
Weight: 1.46
Height: 0.80 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
The Baital Pachisi: Or Twenty-Five Tales Of A Demon (1855) is a collection of traditional Indian folk tales, translated and compiled by William Burckhardt Barker. The book features 25 stories that revolve around the demon Baital, who inhabits a corpse and tells stories to King Vikramaditya. Each story presents a moral lesson or a philosophical idea, and the tales are filled with supernatural elements such as magic, ghosts, and demons. The book offers a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of India and provides readers with an insight into the traditional beliefs and values of the country. The Baital Pachisi is a timeless classic that has been enjoyed by generations of readers and continues to be a popular work of literature today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. 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 their original work.

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