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 28 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BENGALI BOOKS. 126. (A. B.) HISTORY, BRIEF SURVEY OF, by J. Marshman, Purdbrita Sankhep. Ber. 1833, pp. 515,3 Rs. Roz. & Co. Gives a history of the world from the Creation of Man to the Birth of Christ, an account of the Trojan War, Greek Colonies, Egypt, Persia, Mesopotamia, Greece, Borne, Alexan- dria, Cyprus, Judea, Carthage — notices of Adam, Noah, caste and its influence. 127. INDIA, BAIDANATH BANERJEA'S HIS- TORY of, Bhdratbarshiya Itihas, Sar, 2 vols., pp. 352, 1 848, Ch. P., 1 Re. 8 as. Compiled from Menu, Jagyavalka, the Rama- yan, Mahahharat, Rajabali, Brooke's Gazetteer, Marshman's History of Bengal. One object of the book is to oppose the views given in Marshman's India, which the author thinks are too much against the Brahmans and in favor of Christianity. This book treats of— a defence of Hindu Chro- nology* ancient Hindu kings, their residences, mode of Government, origin of castes ; solar and lunar races : Vik- ramaditya : Kulinism introduced : Moslem invasion : Por- tuguese in India : English arrival and conquests down to 1843. To those wishing to gain a summary of Hindu his- tory, as given by an " orthodox Hindu,*' from the Ramayan, . Mahabharat and Puranas, this book is very useful. 128. INDIA, HISTORY OF, by Gopal Lai Mittre,J5Ra- ra&arshiya Itikas, pp. 20 1, J. P., 1 840, published under the patro- , nage of the Committee of Public* Instruction. Treats of An- cient India, and of events previous to the Portuguese Conquests. . On the plan of Marshman's — an account of the early inhabitants of India,— the Solar Race — Ram — the Pandavs— Buddhists— . Alexander— Magadh —Moslems — Patans —Portuguese,— leaves out those parts of Marshman's against Hinduism. 129. INDIA, J. MARSHMAN'S HISTORY OF, Bhdratbarshiya Itihas, 1831, Ser. P.,'2 vols., S. B. S. Treats from the arrival of the English in India to the close of the Mar- quis of Hastings' Administration, originally published at 8 Rs., now sold for 2 lis. 130. INDIA, HISTORY OF, Rajabali, 1808, last ed. 1838. By Mritunjay, head Pandit in Fort "William College, a native view of Indian history, sec an analysis of this work in Ward on the Hindus ; gives the Hindu and Moslem Rulers of India down to Timur. 131. INDIA, HISTORY OF, by Nabin Pandit, Sara- bali, 1846, 1 Re., pp. lC2,Koz. & Co. Taken from the Mahabha-