Captain Sir Richard F. Burton's Vikram and The Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance - Softcover

Burton, Sir Richard F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1515113043 ISBN 13: 9781515113041

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

“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 turband of mental wisdom; a jewel of pure gold, which becomes the brow of all supreme minds; and a handful of powdered rubies, whose tonic effects will appear palpably upon the mental digestion of every patient. Finally, that by aid of the lessons inculcated in the following pages, man will pass happily through this world into the state of absorption, where fables will be no longer required.”

Contents

Preface

Preface to the First (1870) Edition

Introduction

THE VAMPIRE'S FIRST STORY.

In which a Man deceives a Woman

THE VAMPIRE'S SECOND STORY.

Of the Relative Villany of Men and Woman

THE VAMPIRE'S THIRD STORY.

Of a High-minded Family

THE VAMPIRE'S FOURTH STORY.

Of a Woman who told the Truth

THE VAMPIRE'S FIFTH STORY.

Of the Thief who Laughed and Wept

THE VAMPIRE'S SIXTH STORY.

In which Three Men dispute about a Woman

THE VAMPIRE'S SEVENTH STORY.

Showng the exceeding Folly of many wise Fools

THE VAMPIRE'S EIGHTH STORY.

Of the Use and Misuse of Magic Pills

THE VAMPIRE'S NINTH STORY.

Showing that a Man's Wife belongs not to his body but to his Head

THE VAMPIRE'S TENTH STORY.

Of the Marvellous Delicacy of Three Queens

THE VAMPIRE'S ELEVENTH STORY.

Which puzzles Raja Vikram

Conclusion

About this title

About the Author:

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. Lesser known, however, is his intriguing collection of classic Hindu tales of adventure, magic, and romance, first published in 1870. Enlivened by Burton's own imagination-he was the first to translate them from Sanskrit-these stories purport to demonstrate "the exceeding folly of many wise fools," "the use and misuse of magic pills," "that a man's wife belongs not to his body but to his head," "the marvelous delicacy of three queens," and more. This obscure, delightful work is a fascinating look at both Indian mythology and Victorian cultural anthropology.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1515113043
• ISBN 13: 9781515113041
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Burton Isabel