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The Oriental fabulist; or, Polyglot translations of Esop's and other ancient fables from the English language, into Hindoostanee, Persian, Arabic, Brij B[hak]ha, Bongla, and Sun[s]krit, in the roman character

Title
  1. The Oriental fabulist; or, Polyglot translations of Esop's and other ancient fables from the English language, into Hindoostanee, Persian, Arabic, Brij B[hak]ha, Bongla, and Sun[s]krit, in the roman character, by various hands, under the direction ... of John Gilchrist, for the use of the College of Fort William.
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  1. Calcutta, Printed at the Hurkaru office, 1803.

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Additional authors
  1. Aesop.
  2. Gilchrist, John Borthwick, 1759-1841.
Description
  1. [4], xxxvii, [11], 316 p.; 21 cm. (8vo)
Alternative title
  1. Polyglot fables from the ancients.
  2. Æsop's fables.
  3. Polyglot translations of Esop's and other ancient fables.
Subject
  1. Hindustani language > Readers
  2. Persian language > Readers
  3. Arabic language > Readers
  4. Braj language > Readers
  5. Bengali language > Readers
  6. Sanskrit language > Readers
Call number
  1. *OAC (Æsop. Oriental fabulist)
Note
  1. Tr. from Dodsley's Esop. cf. Pref.
  2. Errata: p. [4]-[10] (3rd group)
Title
  1. The Oriental fabulist; or, Polyglot translations of Esop's and other ancient fables from the English language, into Hindoostanee, Persian, Arabic, Brij B[hak]ha, Bongla, and Sun[s]krit, in the roman character, by various hands, under the direction ... of John Gilchrist, for the use of the College of Fort William.
Imprint
  1. Calcutta, Printed at the Hurkaru office, 1803.
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Added author
  1. Aesop.
  2. Gilchrist, John Borthwick, 1759-1841.
Added title
  1. Polyglot fables from the ancients.
  2. Æsop's fables.
  3. Polyglot translations of Esop's and other ancient fables.
LCCN
  1. 15020726
Research call number
  1. *OAC (Æsop. Oriental fabulist) (Locked cage)
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