The History of Indian Literature c1.153

c1.153

(Usually known as The Mesneviyi Sherif, or Holy Mesnevi) OF MEVLANA (OUR LORD) JELALU ’D-DIN MUHAMMED ER-RUMI. Book the First. *Together with some Account of the Life and Acts of the Author, of his Ancestors, and of his Descendants.* Illustrated by a Selection of Characteristic Anecdotes, as Collected by their Historian, Mevlana Shemsu-’D-Din Ahmed, el Eflaki, el ‘Arifi. Translated, and the Poetry Versified, in English, By JAMES W. REDHOUSE, *M.R.A.S.*, &c.