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Excerpt from A History of Sanskrit LiteratureIT is undoubtedly a surprising fact that down to the pre sent time no history of Sanskrit literature as a whole has been written in English. For not only does that literature possess much intrinsic merit, but the light it sheds on the life and thought of the population of our Indian Empire ought to have a peculiar interest for the British nation. Owing chie¿y to the lack of an adequate account of th...

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Excerpt from Lays of the Heather PoemsIN all thy moods I love thee, In sunshine and in storm, Lochaber of the towering bens, Outlined in rugged form. Here proud Ben Nevis, snowy-crowned, Rests throned amid the clouds There Looby's deep and silvery wave A royal city shrouds Whose. Waters witnessed the escape Of coward Campbell's dastard shape, Disgrace eternal reap. Whilst fair Glen Nevis' rocks resound With Pibroch Donald dhu' renowned, From I...

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A Sanskrit-English Dictionary - Being a practical handbook with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many ...

Camping Voyages on German Rivers is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly p...

Arthur Macdonell's book Vedic Mythology was initially published in 1897 as a part of Indo-European Studies within a German publisher's series of monographs. Macdonell was a well-known Sanskrit scholar who was born in India in 1854. His work on translating and deciphering several Sanskrit texts were at the forefront of Vedic understanding of the time. Within the book Macdonell discusses the celestial, human and natural figures that arise in ear...

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In an endeavour to write a book that captures the very essence of Englishness, a young Scot finds himself in 1920s England. To this end, he finds himself in typical English situations and circumstances, including participation in rural sports, international diplomacy, weekend trips to the country, and a village cricket match, all set to the backdrop of a nation going through significant social upheaval. This eloquent and affectionate novel wil...

This paperback edition of the 1927 text supplies a complete account of classical sanskrit, the literary language of ancient India. After a brief history of sanskrit grammar and a chart of the Devanagari letters, Macdonell, former Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University provides chapters on alphabet, declension, conjugation, indeclinable words, nominal stem formation, and syntax.

A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary is an authoritative resource for learners and scholars alike. Each entry includes a transliteration for easier understanding, etymological information on the root and derivatives, and an indication of the rarity of the word and the literary period to which it belongs.

Flight from a Lady is probably Macdonell's most enigmatic work. It is fictional, but hardly reads like a novel. The plot is the story of a very wealthy young man escaping from the clutches of a woman - a woman so determined that the man goes to great lengths to cover his tracks and avoid being trapped by her, the she-wolf.

One of a genre at the time, the novel is examines the changing nature of English society in the interwar period. The style and subject matter is comparable to the works of Evelyn Waugh, his contemporary, and earlier writers such as P.G.Wodehouse and Jerome K. Jerome. It is also known for its portrayal of traditional village cricket.The novel won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction in 1933. Set in 1920s England, the book is written ...

Classic 1920s crime thriller. A fascinating crime story with unusual twists, murder follows murder with no seeming motive. In the classic genre of '20s and '30s crime fiction, Macdonell manages to introduce a different element, unusual twists that keep the reader captivated and anxious to discover what came next.

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