Published in Calcutta in 1912, this collection retells classic Sanskrit dramas as prose stories, beginning with Kalidasa’s Sakuntala, the tale of the lost ring. Other stories include the trials of King Harishchandra, reduced to a slave at a burning-ground where his queen finds him, keeping much of the original dialogue.
An easy way into the great plays of ancient India, in the spirit of Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare. Download the free EPUB.