Occult Literature
Vikram Sits Down to Hear the Next Tale
After another escape and recapture, Vikram decides that walking while solving the Baital's riddles may be confusing him. He places the bound creature on the ground and sits cross-legged with his son, insisting that their agreement does not require him to keep moving. The Baital objects but eventually resumes its storytelling, leading into the seventh tale about learned men who lack judgement.
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Ernest Griset. "Vikram Sits Down to Hear the Next Tale" [editorial title]. In Vikram and the Vampire, Richard F. Burton. Memorial edition, edited by Isabel Burton, 1893, 1893, Tylston and Edwards. Source scan leaf 209. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/vikram-listens
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Caption, narrative and pictorial staging differ in the treatment of the wrapped spirit; the description preserves that distinction.
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Ernest Griset. Vikram Sits Down to Hear the Next Tale. Vikram and the Vampire. Scan leaf 209. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/vikram-listens