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100 1 _aBurton, Richard Francis, Sir,
_d1821-1890
245 1 0 _aVikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2000
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetala_Panchavimshati
500 _aUniform Title: Vetalapañcavimsati. Hindi version (Baitala-pacisi). English
500 _aRelease date is 2000-11-01
508 _aProduced by Sara Vazirian and David Widger
520 _a"Vikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance" is a collection of tales originally written in Sanskrit, with recensions dating to the 11th century. The work follows legendary King Vikramāditya as he attempts to capture a vetala—a vampire spirit inhabiting dead bodies and hanging from a tree. Each time the king seizes the creature, it tells a story ending with a riddle. If Vikrama answers correctly, the vampire escapes back to its tree, forcing him to start over. Through twenty-five attempts, this cycle reveals both entertainment and danger, as a dark plot gradually unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aTales -- India
653 _aVampires -- India -- Folklore
653 _aHindus -- Folklore
700 1 _aBurton, Isabel, Lady,
_d1831-1896
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2400
999 _c44481
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