Print and Publishing in Colonial Bengal: The Journey of Bidyasunder

Examines publishing and bookselling in India in the 19th century with a focus on Bharat Chandra's Bidyasundar.

Contents:
Introduction
Bards in court: birth of a text
Publishers in city: birth of a book
Missionary among critics: start of reviews
Actors on stage: recreation of the fable
Tale among tales: the spread of print
Slokas from the past: reproduction of the legend
Intellectuals in discussion: reinstating the classic
Epilogue