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76 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BENGALI BOO&3. licentious allusions." Kasi Prasad Ghose has given an English translation of several poetic stanzas. Farts of this tale have been acted as a play in private houses of Babus and listened to by crowds, on the most popular tale in Bengal, and though not fit for general circulation is worth reading by Europeans for the style and the account of native customs given—this year there are editions of it from three separate presses, the Bhaskar, Ratnavidyea, Kabitaratnakar.—Yojan Gandha, by Bonewari Lal Ray.

326. (E. T.) ARABIAN NIGHTS, Nos. 1, 2, 3, pp. 900, 3 Rs.,, 1855, by the editor of the Purnachandraday. Taken from Forster's translation, 1,500 copies of the first two parts have been sold.

327. (E. T.) ARABIAN NIGHTS, tr. by N. M. Baisak, 1st ed. 1850, 2nd ed.,, 1854, pp. 576. Tales 52 in number written in a simple style, giving much innocent amusement in the perusal, besides making the Hindus better acquainted with Moslem manners, and modes of thought.

328. ARABIAN NIGHTS, by Rey. W. O. Smith, pt. 1, 1850, pp. 65, 1 Re. From Lane's edition.

329. Betal Panchabinsati, 1st ed., 1818,, 5th ed. 1855. S. F. S as. Tales relating to Vikramadityea, king of Ujein: composed 1,800 years ago. Very popular,—this is an expurgated edition translated from the Hindi by Ishwar C. Vidyeasagar. The ordinary editions are very abundant and range in price from 3 as. to 8 as.

330. Chhar Darvesh, tr. by Umachurn Mittre, A. J. V. 1854, pp. 169, tales of a merchant in Damascus, and Bosra: the Urdu is well known to every young officer in Fort William College, as the Bagh Baker which has been translated into English: the tales much like those of the Arabian Nights.

331. (P. T.) Gole Bakaoli, by Umachurn Mittre, Bi. B, F. 1855, pp. 113. 2 as. A very popular work, a fairy tale: adventure of a blind Persian king, in search of a rose said to have the property of restoring the sight.

332. (S. T.) Kadambari, by Tara Shankar Sharma, S. P. pp. 192. The Story of a Heavenly Nymph who loved an earth-born prince.

333. (P. T.) Hatim Tai, 2nd ed. pp. 306, 1 Re. R. V. P. the John Howard of the Arabs as famous for his generosity