false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170368735m/50368.jpg 50368 10 'Because it was very hot in my house one day and I could not concentrate on my work, I decided to write a summer story involving mangoes and a river. By the time I had finished writing 'The Crocodile and the Monkey' (in a cool room lent to me by a friend), another story and other animals had begun stirring in my mind. And so it went on until all ten of these beastly tales were born - or re-born. Of the ten tales told here, the first two come from India, the next two from China, the next two from Greece, and the next two from the Ukraine. The final two came directly from the Land of Gup. I hope you enjoy them and have a beastly time.' Vikram Seth. 2250086 1992 Beastly Tales from Here and There total:80|5:19|4:34|3:24|2:1|1:2| 80 307 116 3 3 0 false false Sun Jul 29 23:05:51 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 00:15:24 -0700 2007

I've never been much into verse, if you exclude that brilliant satire by Alaxander Pope, The Rape Of The Lock or Milton's Paradise Lost.
Barring these classic works, I haven't really bothered with verse, especially when it comes to modern writers. Which is why...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 06 00:09:11 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 27 00:31:12 -0800 2008 Tue May 06 00:09:11 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Thu Feb 28 00:02:26 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 00:03:30 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 20:16:08 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 20:16:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 05:26:10 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 05:26:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 29 15:22:56 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 15:22:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 11:35:09 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 11:35:09 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 12 18:30:14 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 18:30:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 02 22:46:25 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 22:46:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 18 07:58:11 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 18:49:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 18 07:12:47 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 07:12:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 18 07:02:24 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 07:02:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 08 03:57:21 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 03:57:21 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 26 11:59:49 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 11:59:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 24 10:59:29 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 10:59:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 23 09:35:25 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 09:35:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 20 09:53:51 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 09:53:53 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 15 03:59:22 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 03:59:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 13 08:10:43 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 08:10:43 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 26 23:18:18 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 09:42:16 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=50368