India: Myths and Legends

by Donald A. Mackenzie

Fiction

Genres: Mythology, Nonfiction, India, Religion, Short Story Collection

560 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1913

About the author

Donald Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish journalist and folklorist and a prolific writer on religion, mythology and anthropology in the early 20th century.

Reviews

[Vaishali · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not entirely accurate when compared to actual Sanskrit texts, but still an interesting read.

[Gerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Myths and fables have always interested me. As a child the heroic tales captured my imagination but as an adult I have seen them as clues to new old worlds and civilizations and backdrops for scientific developments.

[katy p · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really wanted to DNF this book but I pushed through. This is not because it’s a bad book I’m sure others would enjoy it but personally the writing style didn’t speak to me, for a book that’s about myths it didn’t transport me. It wasn’t magical. Instead I just kept getting annoyed over how the women were treated, and a little bored elsewhere.

[Charles Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Feels slightly dated now, and the archaeology of the early Indian civilisations will have moved on. However, a good introduction to the major Indian sagas.