Kincaid. Deccan Nursery Tales.

Today's free book is Deccan Nursery Tales by C. A. Kincaid (1914), with illustrations by M. V. Dhurandhar. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at: Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust. There is also a free Kindle ebook.

The illustrations are by M. V. Dhurandhar, and I've made a Flickr collection.

(illustration by M. V. Dhurandhar)

Table of Contents

1. The Sunday Story: text
2. The Monday Story: text
3. The Tuesday Story: text
4. The Wednesday and Thursday Story: text
5. The Friday Story: text
6. The Saturday Story: text
7. Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens: text
8. The Island Palace: text
9. Nagoba, the Snake-King: text
10. Parwati and the Beggar-Man: text
11. Parwati and the Brahman: text
12. Soma, the Washerwoman: text
13. Vasishta and the Four Queens: text
14. The Lamps and the King's Daughter-in-Law: text
15. Parwati and the Priest: text
16. The Rishi and the Brahman: text
17. The King and the Water-Goddesses: text
18. The Lid of the Sacred Casket: text
19. The Brahman Wife and Her Seven Sons: text
20. The Golden Temple: text