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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 intemperate." 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" . The novel also happens——to be one of the earliest Bengali novels. 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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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

External links※

• Project Gutenberg eBook on 'The Spoilt Child'
• https://archive.org/details/TheSpoiltChild

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