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The Spoilt Child
Author	Peary Chand Mitra
Original title	Alaler Gharer Dulal
Translator	G D Oswell
Language	Bengali
Genre	Novel
Publication date	1857
Publication place	India
Published in English	1893
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	199

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The Spoilt Child (Bengali: Alaler Gharer Dulal আলালের ঘরের দুলাল; published in 1857) is a Bengali novel by Peary Chand Mitra (1814–1883). The writer used the pseudonym Tekchand Thakur for this novel.

The novel describes the society of the nineteenth century Calcutta, and the bohemian lifestyle of the protagonist named Matilal. The novel is a landmark in the history of Bengali language and Bengali literature, as it used Cholitobhasa (colloquial form of the Bengali language) for the first time in print; the simple prose style introduced came to be known as "Alali-style" ^{[citation needed]}. The novel also happens to be one of the earliest Bengali novels^[1]. The novel was first published serially in a monthly magazine, Masik Patrika. Later, a dramatised version was staged at the Bengal Theatre (January 1875).

Footnotes

^ Hana Catherine Mullens wrote Phoolmani O Karunar Bibaran in 1852. This is regarded as the first novel in Bengali; Alaler Gharer Dulal was published in 1858, as per Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan page 423. Harinath Mazumdar wrote a novel Bijay Basanta at the same time as per Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Banga Samaj, page 88.

References

Huq, Mohammad Daniul (2012). "Alaler Gharer Dulal". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Bhattacharya, Ramkrishna, Alal in Translation
Alaler Gharer Dulal, Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo (1987) ed. Amaresh Datta, p. 126

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[1] Hana Catherine Mullens wrote Phoolmani O Karunar Bibaran in 1852. This is regarded as the first novel in Bengali; Alaler Gharer Dulal was published in 1858, as per Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan page 423. Harinath Mazumdar wrote a novel Bijay Basanta at the same time as per Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Banga Samaj, page 88.

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 '''''The Spoilt Child''''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: Alaler Gharer Dulal ''আলালের ঘরের দুলাল'';  published in 1857) is a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] novel by [[Peary Chand Mitra]] (1814–1883). The writer used the [[pseudonym]] ''Tekchand Thakur'' for this novel.
-The novel describes the society of the nineteenth century [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], and the bohemian lifestyle of the protagonist named Matilal. The novel is a landmark in the history of Bengali language and [[Bengali literature]], as it used ''[[Bengali language#Spoken and literary variants|Cholitobhasa]]'' (colloquial form of the Bengali language) for the first time in print; the simple prose style introduced came to be known as "Alali language" {{Citation needed}}. The novel also happens to be one of the earliest Bengali novels<ref>[[Hana Catherine Mullens]] wrote ''Phoolmani O Karunar Bibaran'' in 1852. This is regarded as the first novel in Bengali; ''Alaler Gharer Dulal'' was published in 1858, as per ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' page 423. [[Kangal Harinath|Harinath Mazumdar]] wrote a novel ''Bijay Basanta'' at the same time as per ''[[Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Banga Samaj]]'', page 88.</ref>. The novel was first published serially in a monthly magazine, ''[[Masik Patrika]]''. Later, a dramatised version was staged at the [[Bengal Theatre]] (January 1875).
+The novel describes the society of the nineteenth century [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], and the bohemian lifestyle of the protagonist named Matilal. The novel is a landmark in the history of Bengali language and [[Bengali literature]], as it used ''[[Bengali language#Spoken and literary variants|Cholitobhasa]]'' (colloquial form of the Bengali language) for the first time in print; the simple prose style introduced came to be known as "Alali-style" {{Citation needed}}. The novel also happens to be one of the earliest Bengali novels<ref>[[Hana Catherine Mullens]] wrote ''Phoolmani O Karunar Bibaran'' in 1852. This is regarded as the first novel in Bengali; ''Alaler Gharer Dulal'' was published in 1858, as per ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' page 423. [[Kangal Harinath|Harinath Mazumdar]] wrote a novel ''Bijay Basanta'' at the same time as per ''[[Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Banga Samaj]]'', page 88.</ref>. The novel was first published serially in a monthly magazine, ''[[Masik Patrika]]''. Later, a dramatised version was staged at the [[Bengal Theatre]] (January 1875).
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