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The chieftain of Robbers Damarasing in the work under review reminds our readers of the Robber chieftain Mayandi Thevan in the Tamil Novel "Kalingaroyankottai" in several respects such as in committing daring and atrocious crimes and in using slang and vulgar expressions yet very faithful to help even at the risk of life, those who make ample rewards for their pains.
One remarkable feature of this nice little Drama is that it abounds in various melodious songs of music full of rhyme in some places, and quite colloquial at other places, and full of humourous expressions some where and replete with praises of God that infuse piety and religious devotion and chastity and unswerving fidelity to husband. Such a beautiful and very useful work written in the most simple and elegant style especially when it comes forth from the pen of one of the delicate sex cannot fail to develop and uplift the good feelings of her sister-ladies in this Tamil-speaking part of our country. I wish all success to her.
Mr. T. K. Satakopacharya.
Manager, Office of the Registrar of Books, Madras.
I have read through this book, if not in full, halting upon all the interesting situations in it; and I am satisfied that its plot and style are graceful. With my own pre- disposition to music-music, in particular of a self-poised mellifluous type as distinct from'a host of several others brimming with pedantry-I warmly appreciate the skilfully
