CHANDRA'S VENGEANCE

Mary Eliza Isabella Frere (1845–1911) was an English author of works regarding India. Frere was born at the rectory of Bitton in Gloucestershire. She had a  Frere published the first English-language field-collected book of Indian storytales “Old Deccan Days” in 1868. She published several poems and a play. Mary Frere had a nicknamed May.

“Chandra's Vengeance” is a tale from the book “Old Deccan Days”. It is a collection of Indian storytales. It is a story about Sowkar’s wife who had no children. One day she went crying to her husband and saying, “What an unhappy woman I am to have no children! If I had any children to amuse me I should be quite happy. Would you like to know what her husband answered? Open the book and may you enjoy it from the first page to the last.A classic example of Frere's style, this book is a real treasure! Enjoy the reading!