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 868 BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERAIUKE. [ Chap. included those that deal with Christianity. There is a great literature of translations of the Bible and treatises on Christianity which we cannot undertake to dwell upon at present. The list below is mainly based on the catalogue on vernacular works com- piled by the Rev. J. Long in 1855. Most of these works were no doubt written for educational purposes. Arithmetic. 1. Smith’s zemindary papers, printed at the Cri Ramapore press in 1817. 2. Mr. May’s Arithmetical Table selected from thuse employed in the native schools. It was published in 1817 and called May-Ganita. 3. Harley’s Arithmetic—Ganitanka. First Edi- tion appeared from Chinsura in 1819. Iictionary. t. Bengali Dictionary by Forster,—a Civilian and Sanskrit Scholar. It contains 18000 words. Published in 171g in two volumes. Price Rs. 60. 2. Miller’s Bengali Dictionary, published in ৮801. Price Rs.-32. 3. Haughton’s Glossary, published in 1825. 4. Haughton’s Bengali-to-English Dictionary, published at the expense of the Court of Directors in 1833. It contains 40,000 words. Price Rs. 80. 5. Marshman’s Bengali Dictionary. Published in 1827,—25000 words. { ]