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    Hindoo Tales or the Adventures of Ten Princes
    Hindoo Tales or the Adventures of Ten Princes
    Hindoo Tales or the Adventures of Ten Princes
    Audiobook5 hours

    Hindoo Tales or the Adventures of Ten Princes

    Written by Dandin

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    This book describes the adventures of ten Kumaras, i.e., young men, (all of whom are either princes or sons of royal ministers), as narrated by the men themselves. These narratives are replete with accounts of demigods, ghosts, gamblers, intrigues with voluptious women, astonishing coincidences, cockfights, anthropophagy, sorcery, robberies, murders and wars. (Summary by wikipedia)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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