Vikram and the Vampire

Richard Francis Burton

earliest edition we have, 1970 IndyPublish, 2006 hardcover 208 pages

This story turns chiefly on a great king named Vikram, the King Arthur of the East, who in pursuance of his promise to a Jogi or Magician, brings to him the Baital (Vampire), who is hanging on a tree. The difficulties King Vikram and his son have in bringing the Vampire into the presence of the Jogi are truly laughable;This book also inspired the "Golden Asse" of Apuleius, Boccacio's "Decamerone," the "Pentamerone,"...

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Editions we hold

Vikram and the Vampire; or, Tales of Hindu Devilry edition · 2022 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · 9781016561181
Vikram and the Vampire; or, Tales of Hindu Devilry edition · 2022 · Independently Published · 9798429986517
Vikram and the Vampire edition · 2022 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · 9781015754201
Vikram and the Vampire edition · 2022 · Lulu Press, Inc. · 9781387544158
Vikram and the Vampire edition · 2021 · Independently Published · 9798529243336
Vikram and the Vampire edition · 2021 · Independently Published · 9798529243404
Vikram and the Vampire edition · 2021 · Independently Published · 9798473233049
Vikram and the Vampire edition · 2021 · Independently Published · 9798543917497
Vikram and the Vampire edition · 2020 · Independently Published · 151 pages · 9798618796163
Vikram and the Vampire edition · 2020 · Independently Published · 9798680184080
Vikram and the Vampire edition · 2020 · Independently Published · 9798582607793
Vikram and the Vampire edition · 2020 · Independently Published · 9798632449212

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