A History of Hindi Literature (Classic Reprint)

The purpose of these volumes of The Heritage of India Series on the vernacular literatures is to provide, in each case, a clear and trustworthy outline of the history of the literature. Necessarily, nothing more can be compressed into a hundred pages; and, when one of the greater literatures comes under review, it is impossible, within the limits, to do justice to the whole. In this volume, great care has been taken to sketch the historic movements down to the time of Harischandra; but no attempt has been made to give a detailed account of more recent literature. A mongst the many persons who have supplied information, or given other help, I must especially thank the Editors of thisxoeries ;the Rev. G. J. Dann, who kindly read the book in manuscript and offered valuable criticisms ;and the Rev. Dr. W. C. Macdougall and Mr. M. T. Kennedy, who have carefully read through the proofs. I am also much indebted to Mr. Kallu Singh and Mr. Sakhawat Masih, masters of my own school, for help in translating some of the extracts. Frank E. Keay. Jubbulpore: August
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