Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure Magic and Romance - Sir Richard Francis Burton

Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure Magic and Romance

By Sir Richard Francis Burton

  • Release Date: 2017-12-31
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature

Description

This truncated collection of 11 stories are put into the mouth of a Baital, which is a non-Western vampire spirit who inhabits the body of a dead person. Neither the story nor the framework are primarily horror; the storyteller has been captured and earns his temporary freedom by tricking his listener (King Vickram) into answering a difficult question posed by each story told. (Goodreads)