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The Poison Tree

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838 - 1894)
Translated by Miriam S. Knight (1834 - 1908)

This is a passionate tale of self-effacing and self-sacrificing love of Suraj Mukhi for her husband, Nagendra; innocent and pure love of Kunda Nandani for Nagendra; lust of Debendra for Kunda Nandani; undying love of Nagendra for Suraj Mukhi clouded by his infatuation for Kunda Nandani. (Summary by Vineymala)

Genre(s): Romance

Language: English

Keyword(s): romance (1045), India (102), love triangle (7), husband and wife (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Nagendra's Journey by Boat	Vineymala	00:13:12
Play 02	''Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before''	Vineymala	00:09:23
Play 03	Of Many Subjects	Vineymala	00:08:36
Play 04	Tara Charan	Vineymala	00:06:23
Play 05	Oh! Lotus- Eyed Who Art Thou?	Vineymala	00:11:28
Play 06	The Reader Has A Cause For Great Displeasure	Vineymala	00:04:21
Play 07	Hari Dasi Boisnavi	Vineymala	00:13:46
Play 08	The Babu	Vineymala	00:09:43
Play 09	Suraja Mukhi`s Letter	Vineymala	00:07:33
Play 10	The Sprout	Vineymala	00:13:43
Play 11	Caught At Last	Vineymala	00:06:17
Play 12	Hira	Vineymala	00:06:45
Play 13	NO	Vineymala	00:10:05
Play 14	Like To Like	Vineymala	00:09:10
Play 15	The Forlorn One	Vineymala	00:11:30
Play 16	Hira`s Envy	Vineymala	00:09:19
Play 17	Hira`s Quarrel. The Bud Of The Poison Tree.	Vineymala	00:10:29
Play 18	The Caged Bird	Vineymala	00:09:36
Play 19	Descent	Vineymala	00:06:58
Play 20	Good News	Vineymala	00:12:49
Play 21	Suraj Mukhi And Kamal Mani	Vineymala	00:08:52
Play 22	What Is The Poison Tree?	Vineymala	00:03:59
Play 23	The Search	Vineymala	00:05:22
Play 24	Every Sort Of Happiness Is Fleeting	Vineymala	00:04:43
Play 25	The Fruit Of The Poison Tree	Vineymala	00:08:27
Play 26	The Signs Of Love	Vineymala	00:08:38
Play 27	By The Roadside	Vineymala	00:05:39
Play 28	Is There Hope ?	Vineymala	00:08:06
Play 29	Hira's Poison Tree Has Blossomed	Vineymala	00:04:29
Play 30	News Of Suraj Mukhi	Vineymala	00:11:28
Play 31	Though All Else Dies, Suffering Dies Not	Vineymala	00:11:05
Play 32	The Fruit Of Hira's Poison Tree	Vineymala	00:05:13
Play 33	Hira's Grandmother	Vineymala	00:05:03
Play 34	A Dark House: A Dark Life	Vineymala	00:05:31
Play 35	The Return	Vineymala	00:16:01
Play 36	Explanation	Vineymala	00:03:06
Play 37	The Simpleton And The Serpent	Vineymala	00:07:26
Play 38	The Catastrophe	Vineymala	00:03:37
Play 39	Kunda's Tongue Is Loosened	Vineymala	00:04:38
Play 40	The End	Vineymala	00:04:38

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