Stories from Tagore

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Stories from Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

EN·~4 hours·14 chapters

Chapters

14 total
1

Transcriber's Notes:

0:43
2

PREFACE

2:16
3

I THE CABULIWALLAH

18:53
4

II THE HOME-COMING

15:31
5

III ONCE THERE WAS A KING

15:29
6

IV THE CHILD'S RETURN - I

18:24
7

V MASTER MASHAI - I

37:04
8

VI SUBHA

15:08
9

VII THE POSTMASTER

15:58
10

VIII THE CASTAWAY

24:37

Description

A thoughtful anthology designed to bridge the gap between English language study and everyday Indian life, this collection offers stories that feel instantly familiar to young readers. By grounding each tale in the sights, sounds, and rhythms of their own neighborhoods, the book lets students focus on the language itself rather than wrestling with foreign contexts.

The volume gathers some of Tagore’s most beloved narratives—ranging from the mischievous curiosity of a child spotting a traveling Cabuliwallah to the poignant adventures of Master Mashai and the Son of Rashmani—presented in clear, accessible English. Helpful notes follow each story, highlighting key words and cultural nuances, while brief vocabulary lists turn reading into a gentle language lesson. The result is an engaging listening experience that invites learners to explore both literature and language with confidence.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (266K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Asad Razzaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2010-08-24

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

1861–1941

A poet, songwriter, novelist, and thinker whose work helped reshape modern Bengali literature and carried Indian writing to a global audience. Best known internationally for Gitanjali, he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

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