Project Gutenberg 2006-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 796 Cattopadhyaya, Bankimacandra 1838 1894 Chattopadhyay, Bankimchandra Chatterjee, Bankim Chandra Chatterji, Bankimcandra Chatterji, Bankimchandra Knight, Miriam S. The Poison Tree: A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal Bisha Briksha Produced by Bruce Albrecht, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Poison Tree: A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal" by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the lives of Nagendra Natha Datta, a wealthy landholder, and his wife Surja Mukhi, as they navigate personal and familial challenges in the traditional Hindu context of Bengal. The book highlights the intricacies of love, duty, and the impact of societal norms on individual lives, particularly focusing on the dynamics of marriage and sacrifice within a patriarchal framework. At the start of the story, Nagendra embarks on a critical journey by boat, urged by his wife Surja Mukhi to be cautious due to the onset of storms. As he travels, he encounters both nature's fury and the realities of Bengali rural life. Concurrently, the opening introduces Kunda Nandini, a young girl facing devastating loss and impending uncertainties after the death of her father. Her connection to Nagendra and the unfolding narrative hints at themes of fate, love, and the societal expectations heaped upon women in the era, setting the stage for a richly woven tale of personal and collective struggles within the cultural tapestry of Bengal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction India -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PK Text India Category: Novels 364876 2025-08-07T11:34:00.516997 text/html 363582 2006-01-04T15:17:28 text/html 405786 2025-08-07T11:34:10.508956 application/epub+zip 408974 2025-08-07T11:34:04.373980 application/epub+zip 203670 2025-08-07T11:34:02.854972 application/epub+zip 669135 2025-08-07T11:34:14.777915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612346 2025-08-07T11:34:09.357966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328009 2022-09-08T11:12:32.068005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293988 2025-08-07T11:33:59.406996 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 293757 2006-01-04T15:17:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 293748 2006-01-04T15:17:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20952 2025-08-07T11:34:14.945911 application/rdf+xml 20020 2025-08-07T11:34:03.408978 image/jpeg 4572 2025-08-07T11:34:03.124961 image/jpeg 112207 2006-01-04T15:17:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 288736 2006-01-04T15:17:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 112174 2006-01-04T15:17:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 372541 2025-08-07T11:34:00.617052 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia