{"product_id":"tales-of-the-punjab-9781513133355","title":"Tales of the Punjab","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales of the Punjab\u003c\/i\u003e (1894) is a collection of stories translated and collected by Flora Annie Steel. Collected while Steel lived with her husband in the north of the Indian subcontinent, \u003ci\u003eTales of the Punjab\u003c\/i\u003e was a successful introduction to legends and stories from the Punjab region for children and adults back home in England. Published while India remained under the control of the British Empire, Steel's collection puts a decidedly Western twist on the stories she learned from local women while advocating for education reform. In a village in the Punjab, as the sun sets on an exceedingly hot day, the local people return from the fields to prepare dinner and settle down for the evening. As they await the cooling winds of midnight in order to sleep outside, the villagers gather around a local storyteller. Possessing a wide knowledge of legends, tales, and history, he calmly begins to speak to his gathered audience. \"Sir Buzz\" is the story of a woman and her son who are left in dire poverty following the death of her husband, a soldier. Although young, the boy dreams of setting out into the world in order to bring something home for his mother. Finding six shillings in the pocket of an old coat, he leaves his home only to run into an injured tigress. Unable to remove a thorn from her paw, she asks the boy for his assistance, and offers him a mysterious reward. In \"The Rat's Wedding,\" a rat takes shelter underground during a steady rainstorm. In his digging, he discovers a root, which he takes with him on his journey homeward once the rain subsides. Looking forward to using the root for himself, he encounters an old man struggling to light a fire with wood soaked through with rain. Exchanging his root for a piece of food, the generous rat continues on his way. \u003ci\u003eTales of the Punjab\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of forty-three instructive, humorous, and authentic stories translated by Flora Annie Steel. This edition of Flora Annie Steel's \u003ci\u003eTales of the Punjab\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of Anglo-Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteel, Flora Annie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlora Annie Steel\u003c\/b\u003e (1847-1929) was an English writer. Born in Middlesex, she married Henry William Steel, a member of the Indian Civil Service, in 1867. Together they moved to India, where they lived for the next two decades. During her time in the Punjab, a region in the north of the Indian subcontinent, Steel developed a deep interest in the life of its native people. Befriending local women, she learned their language and collected folk tales--later published in \u003ci\u003eTales of the Punjab\u003c\/i\u003e (1894)--while advocating for educational reform. After moving home to Scotland with her family in 1889, Steel began working on her novel \u003ci\u003eOn the Face of the Waters\u003c\/i\u003e (1896) an influential work of historical fiction set during the Indian Mutiny of 1857.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mint Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52158570037522,"sku":"9781513133355","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_88facbac-37e2-4808-b8d7-5a5ef7f94cbb.jpg?v=1774966066","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tales-of-the-punjab-9781513133355","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}