Fantasy Fictions from the Bengal Renaissance The Make-Believe Prince; Toddy-Cat the Bold

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Pub. Date: 2018-12-10
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Table of Contents


Foreword by Peter Hunt
Preface
The Make-Believe Prince (Kheerer Putul)
"A Nineteenth-century Fantasy Fiction from the Bengal Renaissance"
--Sanjay Sircar
1. The Two Queens
2. The King Plans a Sea Voyage
3. The Desires of the Younger Queen
4. The Elder Queen's Desire
5. The King's Illusions
6. The Land of Rubies and the Land of Gold
7. The Land of Pearls and the Land of the King's Daughter
8. The King's Return
9. The Younger Queen's Welcome
10. The Arrival of the Monkey
11. The Elder Queen's Welcome
12. The Sorrow of the Elder Queen
13. The Monkey's Consolation
14. The Disappearance of the Monkey
15. The Monkey's Prediction
16. The Elder Queen's Necklace
17. The Royal Quarrel
18. The Monkey's Complaint
19. The Hovel Renewed
20. The New Pavilion
21. The Witch
22. The Platter of Sweetmeats
23. The Monkey Physician
24. The Imaginary Princeling
25. Arranging a Betrothal
26. The Doll
27. The Bridegroom's Journey
28. The Venerable Shashthi and the Aunts of Sleep
29. The Monkey's Blackmail
30. The Dreamland of Children
31. The Monkey's Quest
32. The Wedding
33. Happy Ever After
Bibliography
Toddy-Cat the Bold (Bhondar Bahadur)
"'In the Manner of Lewis Carroll', But a Very Different Matter"
--Sanjay Sircar
1. Bhondar Arrives: The Call to Battle
2. The Attack of the Two-faced Rakshasa of Chutupalu
3. Farewell to Bhondar Mahal
4. Mishap at Kamalapuli Railway Station, but Soldiering on to the Ancient Apothecary
5. In Front of the Mad King's Garden, and What Happened There
6. The Blue Mountain, the Palm-leaf Sentries and Brother Fox
7. To the Secret Chamber
8. The Top-knotted Old Mother
9. Sleeping
10. Waking
Appendices
About the Authors and Translator

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