Poison-damsels and other essays in folklore and anthropology
By: by N. M. Penzer
Contributors: Somadeva Bhaṭṭa, active 11th century
Publisher: University Microfilms International
Published: 1978
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Folklore
Notes: "Based on appendixes originally published in [the] edition of C. H. Tawney's Kathā-sarit-sāgara ... called The ocean of story," edited by the author.

Reproduction of 1952 ed. privately printed for C. J. Sawyer, London.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 299-300.
Table of contents: title: Poison-damsels.; title: The tale of two thieves.; title: Sacred prostitution.; title: The romance of betel-chewing.