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Life and Letters of Toru Dutt (1921) is a biography of Toru Dutt.
Comprising biographical sections by scholar Harihar Das, selections
from her many letters, and commentary on her novels and
translations, Life and Letters of Toru Dutt is an invaluable
resource for information on a pioneering figure in Indian history
and Bengali literature. Born in Calcutta to a family of Bengali
Christians, Toru Dutt was raised at the crossroads of English and
Indian cultures. In addition to her native Bengali, she became
fluent in English, French, and Sanskrit as a young girl, eventually
writing novels and poems in each language. Harihar Das' biography
is an exhaustive record of her life from youth to young adulthood,
granting particular attention to her travels in England and Europe,
which Dutt herself describes in beautiful prose in letters to
friends and family. Despite her limited body of work, Dutt's legacy
as a groundbreaking writer remains firm in India and around the
world. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of Harihar Das and Toru Dutt's Life and
Letters of Toru Dutt is a classic work of Bengali literature
reimagined for modern readers.
Bianca, or, The Young Spanish Maiden (1878) is a novel by Toru
Dutt. Published the year after her death at the age of 21, Bianca,
or, The Young Spanish Maiden is a heartfelt work of romance by a
pioneering figure in Indian history and Bengali literature. "A
funeral procession was winding slowly up the path; two mourners
followed the coffin; the church yard was in a lonely place; so
there were no half-curious, half-sympathising people following. It
was the daughter of Alonzo Garcia a foreign gentleman residing in
England, his eldest daughter and his most loved; the youngest was
by his side, Bianca." Inspired by her time in England, Toru Dutt
tells the story of a young girl mourning the loss of her beloved
sister Inez. Tragic and timeless, Bianca, or, The Young Spanish
Maiden investigates themes of faith, family, and courtship while
illuminating the experience of a young foreigner living in England.
Born in Calcutta to a family of Bengali Christians, Toru Dutt was
raised at the crossroads of English and Indian cultures. In
addition to her native Bengali, she became fluent in English,
French, and Sanskrit as a young girl, eventually writing novels and
poems in each language. Despite her limited body of work, Dutt's
legacy as a groundbreaking writer remains firm in India and around
the world. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of Toru Dutt's Bianca, or, The
Young Spanish Maiden is a classic work of Bengali literature
reimagined for modern readers.
Life and Letters of Toru Dutt (1921) is a biography of Toru Dutt.
Comprising biographical sections by scholar Harihar Das, selections
from her many letters, and commentary on her novels and
translations, Life and Letters of Toru Dutt is an invaluable
resource for information on a pioneering figure in Indian history
and Bengali literature. Born in Calcutta to a family of Bengali
Christians, Toru Dutt was raised at the crossroads of English and
Indian cultures. In addition to her native Bengali, she became
fluent in English, French, and Sanskrit as a young girl, eventually
writing novels and poems in each language. Harihar Das' biography
is an exhaustive record of her life from youth to young adulthood,
granting particular attention to her travels in England and Europe,
which Dutt herself describes in beautiful prose in letters to
friends and family. Despite her limited body of work, Dutt's legacy
as a groundbreaking writer remains firm in India and around the
world. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of Harihar Das and Toru Dutt's Life and
Letters of Toru Dutt is a classic work of Bengali literature
reimagined for modern readers.
Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan (1882) is a collection of
poems by Toru Dutt. Compiled after her death and published in
London, Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan is an invaluable
work of art from a pioneering figure in Indian history and Bengali
literature. Born in Calcutta to a family of Bengali Christians,
Toru Dutt was raised at the crossroads of English and Indian
cultures. In addition to her native Bengali, she became fluent in
English, French, and Sanskrit as a young girl, eventually writing
novels and poems in each language. Despite her limited body of
work, Dutt's legacy as a groundbreaking writer remains firm in
India and around the world. "Savitri was the only child / Of
Madra's wise and mighty king; / Stern warriors, when they saw her,
smiled, / As mountains smile to see the spring." In rhyming English
verse, Bengali poet Toru Dutt presents some of the oldest and most
sacred stories from ancient India. Translated from Sanskrit into
the popular ballad form, Dutt introduces an English audience to the
story of Savitri, originally from the epic Mahabharata, as well as
the tale of Lakshman, which comes from the Hindu epic Ramayana.
Alongside these poems appear Dutt's versions of Bengali
folklore-"Joghadhya Uma"-and poems written during her stay in
Europe. "Near Hastings" is a particularly beautiful example of her
original verse depicting an otherworldly encounter along the
English seacoast: "Near Hastings, on the shingle-beach, / We
loitered at the time / When ripens on the wall the peach, / The
autumn's lovely prime." With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Toru Dutt's
Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan is a classic work of
Bengali literature reimagined for modern readers.
Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan (1882) is a collection of
poems by Toru Dutt. Compiled after her death and published in
London, Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan is an invaluable
work of art from a pioneering figure in Indian history and Bengali
literature. Born in Calcutta to a family of Bengali Christians,
Toru Dutt was raised at the crossroads of English and Indian
cultures. In addition to her native Bengali, she became fluent in
English, French, and Sanskrit as a young girl, eventually writing
novels and poems in each language. Despite her limited body of
work, Dutt's legacy as a groundbreaking writer remains firm in
India and around the world. "Savitri was the only child / Of
Madra's wise and mighty king; / Stern warriors, when they saw her,
smiled, / As mountains smile to see the spring." In rhyming English
verse, Bengali poet Toru Dutt presents some of the oldest and most
sacred stories from ancient India. Translated from Sanskrit into
the popular ballad form, Dutt introduces an English audience to the
story of Savitri, originally from the epic Mahabharata, as well as
the tale of Lakshman, which comes from the Hindu epic Ramayana.
Alongside these poems appear Dutt's versions of Bengali
folklore-"Joghadhya Uma"-and poems written during her stay in
Europe. "Near Hastings" is a particularly beautiful example of her
original verse depicting an otherworldly encounter along the
English seacoast: "Near Hastings, on the shingle-beach, / We
loitered at the time / When ripens on the wall the peach, / The
autumn's lovely prime." With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Toru Dutt's
Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan is a classic work of
Bengali literature reimagined for modern readers.
Ancient Ballads And Legends Of Hindustan BY TORU DUTT AUTHOR OF "A
SHEAF GLEANED IN FRENCH FIELDS," AND "LE JOURNAL DE MADEMOISELLE
D'ARVERS." WITH AN INTRODUCTORY MEMOIR BY EDMUND GOSSE CONTENTS.
I.Savitri II.Lakshman III.Jogadhya Uma IV.The Royal Ascetic and the
Hind V.Dhruva VI.Buttoo VII.Sindhu VIII.Prehlad IX.Sita
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Near Hastings France-1870 The Tree of Life On
the Fly Leaf of Erckmann-Chatrian's novel entitled Madame Therese
Sonnet-Baugmaree Sonnet-The Lotus Our Casuarina Tree
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