{"product_id":"vikram-and-the-vampire-or-richard-f-burton-9781616401917","title":"Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry","description":"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 marvellous delicacy of three queens,\" and more. This obscure, delightful work is a fascinating look at both Indian mythology and Victorian cultural anthropology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard F. Burton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616401915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616401917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d","brand":"Richard F. Burton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939222323455,"sku":"9781616401917","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_28600962-3885-4369-98f5-f947b7db8093.jpg?v=1681440220","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vikram-and-the-vampire-or-richard-f-burton-9781616401917","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}