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About the book:- The Hitopadesa, or Book of Good Counsel, of which the following work is a translation, may be regarded as a recension of the Panchatantra. The Hitopadesa, however, underwent some considerable alterations, since it consists of only four books instead of five. The collection of stories first appeared in English in the translations of Dr. Charles Wilkins and Sir William Jones, made soon after the “discovery” of Sanskrit literature. About the Auhtor:- British writer, born 1843. The translation which follows is for the benefit of those who do not know, and are notnlikely to have any acquaintance with, the original work, and it may therefore be as well to give some account of its plan and method. After an introduction, invoking the blessing of ‘Siva, and extolling the excellence and the power of knowledge, and in which reference is made to the Panchatantra as one of the sources from which the book is derived, Books by “The same author are the Buddhist legend of Jimutawahana” “the enchanted parrot” “The satakas of Bhartri hari” The Title 'Hitopadesa Or, The Book Of Good Counsel written/authored/edited by B. Hale-Wortham', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9788121222037 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 234 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-