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Hindoostanee Jest Book
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781019625668
Publisher: Legare Street Pr
Published: Jul 18 2023
Pages: 180
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: Urdu
This delightful collection of jokes, puzzles, and anecdotes in Hindoostanee (a dialect of Hindi) will charm and entertain readers of all ages. Originally published in the mid-19th century, Lallu Lal's Jest Book offers a unique window into the world of colonial India, with its mix of British and Indian cultural influences, and provides a valuable insight into the humor and wit of a bygone era.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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