The Substance of a Dream

Francis William Bain (1863–1940), an English scholar and writer, carved a unique niche in literary history with his erudite and imaginative forays into Indic fables and fantasies, often presented as translations from original Sanskrit texts. Bain was educated at Oxford, where he studied classics and held various academic posts. Despite the claim that his works, such as 'The Substance of a Dream', ...