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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 with a focus on the lifestyle of its imtemperate and prodigal protagonist, 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-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).
+The novel describes the society of the nineteenth-century [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] with a focus on the lifestyle of its imtemperate and prodigal protagonist, 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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