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: 2019-01-11
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature

Description

Vikram and the Vampire, translated and adapted by Sir Richard Burton, is a group of tales told by a baital (not really a vampire but a kind of spirit who can inhabit dead bodies) to King Vikram (described by Burton as the King Arthur of India). The stories are somewhat in the style of the tales of the Arabian Nights. (Goodreads)