Mackenzie. Indian Myth and Legend

Today's free book is Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie with illustrations by Warwick Goble. You can find out more about this book in the Ramayana unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The book is available at Internet Archive, Sacred Texts Archive, and Hathi Books. The links below are to the Sacred Texts edition of the book.

The illustrations are by Warwick Goble, and I've made a Flickr collection.

Introduction
Chapter I. Indra, King of the Gods
Chapter II. The Great Vedic Deities
Chapter III. Yama, the First Man, and King of the Dead
Chapter IV. Demons and Giants and Fairies
Chapter V. Social and Religious Developments of the Vedic Age
Chapter VI. Mysteries of Creation, the World's Ages, and Soul Wandering
Chapter VII. New Faiths: Vishnu Religion, Buddhism, and Jainism
Chapter VIII. Divinities of the Epic Period

Mahabharata
Chapter IX. Prelude to the Great Bharata War
Chapter X. Royal Rivals: the Pandavas and Kauravas
Chapter XI. The Tournament
Chapter XII. First Exile of the Pandavas
Chapter XIII. The Choice of Draupadi
Chapter XIV. Triumph of the Pandavas
Chapter XV. The Great Gambling Match
Chapter XVI. Second Exile of the Pandavas
Chapter XVII. Defiance of Duryodhana
Chapter XVIII. The Battle of Eighteen Days
Chapter XIX. Atonement and the Ascent to Heaven

Nala and Damayanti
Chapter XX. Nala and Damayantí

Chapter XXI. Wanderings in the Forest
Chapter XXII. Nala in Exile
Chapter XXIII. The Homecoming of the King

Ramayana
Chapter XXIV. Story of Rama: How Sita was Won
Chapter XXV. The Rape of Sita
Chapter XXVI. Rama's Mission Fulfilled

Devee. Nine Ideal Indian Women

Today's free book is Nine Ideal Indian Women by Sunity Devee. For more about this book and its author, see the Indian Epics UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image; the links below are to the Internet Archive version of the book.

The book is available at Internet Archive and Hathi Trust. The name of the illustrator is not given; I've made a Flickr collection.

Sati

Sunity

Shakuntala

Savitri

Shaibya

Sita

Promila

Damayanti

Uttara

Milman. Nala and Damayanti

Today's free book is Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems by Henry Hart Milman. 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, and Google Books. You can get a free Kindle too!

Table of Contents

NALA AND DAMAYANTI
THE DEATH OF YAJNADATTA
THE BRAHMIN'S LAMENT
THE DELUGE
THE DESCENT OF THE GANGES

Kincaid. Tales from the Indian Epics

Today's free book is Tales from the Indian Epics by C. A. Kincaid. You can find out more about this book at the Indian Epics UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The book is available at Internet Archive and Hathi Trust.

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

The Churning of the Ocean.
Veda's Pupil.
King Janamejaya's Snake Sacrifice.
Vrigu and Agni.
Ruru and Pramadvara.
Nala and Damayanti.
Satyavan and Savitri.
The Frog King's Daughter.
The Descent of the Ganges.
The Tale of the Pole Star.

Nivedita. Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists

Today's free book is Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita with illustrations by Indian artists under the supervision of Abanindro Nath Tagore. You can learn more at the Indian Epics UnTextbook: Sister Nivedita.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The book is available at Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. The illustrations from the studio of Abanindronath Tagore, and I have made a Flickr collection.

THE RAMAYANA

THE MAHABHARATA

KRISHNA

BUDDHA

SHIVA

OTHER STORIES FROM THE PURANAS, EPICS, AND VEDAS:
The Churning of the Ocean
The Birth of Ganga
Manasa Devi
The Elephant and the Crocodile
Nachiketas and Yama
Kacha and Devayani
Pururavas and Urvashi
Savitri
Shakuntala
Nala and Damayanti
The King, the Pigeon and the Hawk
The Worth of Kine
Gautama's Elephant
The Throne of Vikramaditya
The Ashvins
Dhruva
Shani
Agastya
The Great Bear
The Pole-Star

Rudolph. Nala and Damayanti

Today's free book is Nala and Damayanti: A Love-Tale of East India, translated from the Sanskrit Mahabharata by Adelaide Rudolph.

The book is available at the Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books.

M. N. Dutt. Tales of India

Today's free book is Gleanings from Indian Classics, Volume 1: Tales of India by Manmatha Nath Dutt. You can find out more about this book at the Indian Epics UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

This book is available at Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books.

Battle of Gods and Demons

Shiva and Sati  

Sri Krishna

The Monkey War 

The Battle of Kurukshetra

Nala and Damayanti 

Sribatsa and Chinta 

Prahlada

The Lost Ring 

The Boy Devotee 

Savitri and Satyavan 

Debjani

Bilwamangala  

Harishchandra  

Parasurama

Bishaya

The Danava King