{"product_id":"vikram-and-the-vampire-or-tales-of-hindu-devilry-9781616401917","title":"Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richard F. Burton | Isabel Burton | Ernest Griset\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoldier, 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 marvellous delicacy of three queens,\" and more. This obscure, delightful work is a fascinating look at both Indian mythology and Victorian cultural anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cosimo Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47607253106839,"sku":"9781616401917","price":1552.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781616401917.webp?v=1775045990","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/vikram-and-the-vampire-or-tales-of-hindu-devilry-9781616401917","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}