A classical dictionary of Hindu mythology and religion, geography, history, and literature

1879·27.1 MB·English

by  Dowson, John, 1820-1881

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Crown 8vo, pp. xvi,-264, with8Plates, cloth, los. 6d.,
A GRAMMAR OF THE URDU OR HINDUSTANI
LANGUAGE.
"Lucidityof expression, descending at times almosttothecolloquial
style, anadmirableclearnessofarrangement,and carefulstudyofallthe
recordedformsofthewrittenlanguage, areapparentoneveryi)age. No
lessable and admirablylucid isthetreatmentof theverb, inwhich all
the numerouscombinationswhich this supremelyflexible language pos-
sesses, aredrawnoutinalogicalandtransparently clear sequence. The
syntaxisparticularlygood,bringingoutintheclearestandmostrefresh-
inglyintelligentway, inspiteofoccasionalmisapprehensions, the many-
sided expressiveness of a language which has no parallel for vivacity
and graceful turns of phrase, except in the most polished Parisian
French. We conclude, then, by congratulating Professor Dowson on
having written by far the best Urdu Grammar that has yet appeared,
andhavingthusrenderedtheacquisitionof the mostelegantand useful
of all the Indian vernacularsbotheasyand pleasanttothe student."
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A HINDUSTANI EXERCISE BOOK:
Containing a Series of Passages and Extracts adapted for
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THE HISTORY OF INDIA,
AS TOLD BY ITS OWN HISTORIANS.
The Muhammadan Period. Edited from the Posthumous Papers of
the late Sir H. M. Elliot, K.C.B., East India Company's Bengal Civil
Service. Revisedandcontinued by Professor John Dowson, M.R.A.S.,
StaffCollege, Sandhurst.
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EDINBURGH AND LONDON
CLASSICAL DICTIONARY
OF
HINDU MYTHOLOGY AND RELIGION,
GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND
LITERATURE.
BY
JOHX ^)OWSON,
M.K.A.S.
LATEPROFESSOROFHINDUSTANI,STAFFCOLLEGE.
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1879.
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