The Novel in India: Its Birth and Development

Anandamath appeared Azad Babu Bankim Bankimcandra Basheer began Bengali language Bengali literature Bombay Braj Bhāṣā Calcutta Carey chapter characters Christian colloquial contemporary criticism dāstān Delhi Devanagari dialect dialogue didactic earlier early edition English father Flora Fort William College G. W. M. Reynolds hero heroine Hindi language Hindi language area Hindu Hindustani historical novel husband Ibid important India Indulekha interest intro Islam Kerala Khari Boli Lāl later literary lives Lucknow Madhavan Madras Majid Malayalam Marathi marriage marry modern moral Mukherji Muslim narrative Natesa Nazir Aḥmad nineteenth century novelist original period Persian Pillai plot popular Prathapa Mudaliar Premcand prose fiction published Pyāricãd Rām readers realistic romances Rusvā Sanskrit Sarshār scene Sharar short story social society style Sukumar tale Tamil novel tell Thakazhi theme traditional translation Umrão verse Vidyāsāgar vocabulary Western wife women writing written wrote young Ziyād