# Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan

An audiobook by Toru Dutt, read by LibriVox volunteers (3 h 2 min, English).

Toru Dutt was an Indian poet, writing in English. Born in 1856, she travelled to England and France, and being a polyglot became fluent in French and English, later in Sanskrit as well. Her works gained popularity and success posthumously. This collection of her poems, Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan, was published by her father after her death in 1877. This collection is divided into 2 parts: the 1st part contains long poems about the ancient legends of her native land of India, which had been passed on to her orally in Sanskrit and which held much fascination for her, and also implied her desire to return to India. The 2nd part is a collection of Dutt's miscellaneous poems, clearly influenced by her travels in Europe and includes the memorable 'Our Casuarina Tree'. (Summary by Anusha)

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## Chapters

0. Introductory Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (23:58): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_00_dutt_64kb.mp3
1. Savitri, Part I (14:44): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_01_dutt_64kb.mp3
2. Savitri, Part II (12:46): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_02_dutt_64kb.mp3
3. Savitri, Part III (2:11): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_03_dutt_64kb.mp3
4. Savitri, Part IV (12:15): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_04_dutt_64kb.mp3
5. Savitri, Part V (7:00): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_05_dutt_64kb.mp3
6. Lakshman (11:39): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_06_dutt_64kb.mp3
7. Jogadhya Uma (11:16): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_07_dutt_64kb.mp3
8. The Royal Ascetic and The Hind (10:21): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_08_dutt_64kb.mp3
9. The Legend of Dhruva (8:40): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_09_dutt_64kb.mp3
10. Buttoo (16:50): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_10_dutt_64kb.mp3
11. Sindhu (14:44): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_11_dutt_64kb.mp3
12. Prehlad (17:20): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_12_dutt_64kb.mp3
13. Sîta (2:05): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_13_dutt_64kb.mp3
14. Near Hastings (2:21): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_14_dutt_64kb.mp3
15. France—1870 (2:01): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_15_dutt_64kb.mp3
16. The Tree of Life (2:50): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_16_dutt_64kb.mp3
17. On the Fly Leaf of Erckmann-Chatrian's novel entitled Madame Thérèse (2:03): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_17_dutt_64kb.mp3
18. Sonnet—Baugmaree (1:23): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_18_dutt_64kb.mp3
19. Sonnet—The Lotus (1:23): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_19_dutt_64kb.mp3
20. Our Casuarina Tree (3:54): https://archive.org/download/ancient_ballads_legends_hindustan_1501_librivox/balladslegendshindustan_20_dutt_64kb.mp3