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 from the Prákṛit of the Suraseni into the modern speech. This is the work to the translation of which Mr. F. S. Growse has recently addressed himself; and the first book of his excellent translation (the first that has been made) is now before the public… The reputation of the translator for accuracy of knowledge and skill is a sufficient guarantee that none who use it will be disappointed."—Pioneer.

" faithful, elegant, and animated translation of the Rámáyana of Tulsi Dásá, by Mr. F. S. Growse, C. S. The translation is executed in a scholarly style, and is carefully edited throughout, with footnotes explanatory of the mythological allusions."—R. T. H. Griffith, Director of Public Instruction, North-Western Provinces and Oudh.

" Hindi Rámáyana has doubtless had a greater influence on the popular religious ideas of the Hindus than many more elaborate or masterly works, and the translation will form, therefore, a very good introduction to the study of modern Hindu belief…the English reader will be able to follow with complete confidence the English version of so accomplished a Hindi scholar as Mr. Growse."—Academy, December 18, 1880.

" the English is throughout idiomatic, the spirit of the original is carefully preserved."—Calcutta Review.

" work, Vernacular or Sanskrit, not even the revered Vedas, can excite a fraction of that sympathy, or appeal to the heart with an atom of the force that Tulsi Dás does. It was meet and proper therefore that such a work should be brought to the notice of the European public in an English dress, and we congratulate Mr. Growse on the very successful conclusion of his arduous undertaking. He has done an immense service to Anglo-Indian literature… For an Englishman to overcome these difficulties is a matter of high praise, particularly when we bear in mind that our author commands but little leisure amidst his onerous official duties. He has produced a work which is in every way worthy of his high literary reputation. It is not often that an Indian author has found so able, so faithful, so sympathetic an interpreter in an Englishman."—Hindu Patrial, August 13, 1883.

" first complete translation into English…excellently got up, not sumptuously, but with the scholarly care which passeth show, and enriched with numerous photos."— Graphic, Sept. 15. 1883.

" elaborate publication is a signal service rendered to the cause of Anglo-Indian literature; it places in our hands the means of judging of the merits and meaning of one of the great and influential poems of the world."—Tablet.

" neglect which has been the lot of Tulsi Dás among us has been unmerited… The work which Mr. Growse has been the first to introduce to English readers represents the form under which the Rámáyana is most widely known among the modern Hindus… To adapt the peculiarities of Oriental expression and the curiously artificial smiles of Eastern poetry to the requirements of our English idiom are difficulties but too well known to all Orientalists who have had practical experience in translation, and the success with which Mr. Growse has accomplished his difficult task makes hope that this may not be the last work that we may receive at his hands."—Saturday Review, December 1883.

" heartily congratulate Mr. Growse on the completion of his great undertaking—the translation of the famous poem of Tulsi Dás. Much as has been said about that extraordinary work, few Europeans have found themselves capable of mastering the intricacies of language and style of the somewhat archaic Hindi in which it is composed. In truth, the difficulties are all but insurmountable; for, in addition to the fact that the poem was composed in the old Hindi of 300 years ago, the author rejoiced in introducing obscure colloquialisms, and never hesitated, furthermore, to do violence to syntax, or to alter the shapes or give new senses