Vikram and the Vampire, or, Tales of Hindu devilry
by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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About this eBook
- Author
- Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
- Title
- Vikram and the Vampire; or, Tales of Hindu Devilry
- Credits
- Produced by Charlene Taylor, Ramon Pajares Box, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
- Subject
- Hindus -- Folklore
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 48511
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48511
- Release Date
- March 17, 2015
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.VIKRAM AND THE VAMPIRE OR TALES OF HINDU DEVILRY.
- 2.PREFACE.
- 3.CONTENTS.
- 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- 5.INTRODUCTION.
- 6.THE VAMPIRE’S FIRST STORY. IN WHICH A MAN DECEIVES A WOMAN.
- 7.THE VAMPIRE’S SECOND STORY. OF THE RELATIVE VILLANY OF MEN AND WOMEN.
- 8.THE VAMPIRE’S THIRD STORY. OF A HIGH-MINDED FAMILY.
- 9.THE VAMPIRE’S FOURTH STORY. OF A WOMAN WHO TOLD THE TRUTH.
- 10.THE VAMPIRE’S FIFTH STORY. OF THE THIEF WHO LAUGHED AND WEPT.
- 11.THE VAMPIRE’S SIXTH STORY. IN WHICH THREE MEN DISPUTE ABOUT A WOMAN.
- 12.THE VAMPIRE’S SEVENTH STORY. SHOWING THE EXCEEDING FOLLY OF MANY WISE FOOLS.
- 13.THE VAMPIRE’S EIGHTH STORY. OF THE USE AND MISUSE OF MAGIC PILLS.
- 14.THE VAMPIRE’S NINTH STORY. SHOWING THAT A MAN’S WIFE BELONGS NOT TO HIS BODY BUT TO HIS HEAD.
- 15.THE VAMPIRE’S TENTH STORY. [168] OF THE MARVELLOUS DELICACY OF THREE QUEENS.
- 16.THE VAMPIRE’S ELEVENTH STORY. WHICH PUZZLES RAJA VIKRAM.
- 17.CONCLUSION. — FOOTNOTES
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