pIThe Poison TreeI 1873 is a novel by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Originally serialized in IBangadarshanI a popular literary magazine founded by Chatterjee in 1872 and later edited by Rabindranath Tagore The Poison Tree is a story that engages with the subject of widow remarriage. The river flowed smoothly onleaped danced cried out restless unending playful. On shore herdsmen were grazing their oxenone sitting under a tree singing another smoking some fighting others eating. Inland husbandmen were driving the plough beating the oxen lavishing abuse upon them in which the owner shared. With his wifes blessing Nagendra sets out on a journey by boat down the river. When a sudden storm forces him to leave his boat for safety he comes across the ruined home of Kundanandini a young widow caring for her father in his final days. When the old man dies Kundanandini begs him to take her to Calcutta. As he begins to fall for the beautiful woman he struggles with the demands of family religion and tradition knowing that love wields power over them all. Tragic and timeless IThe Poison TreeI is a brilliant romance from a legendary figure in Bengali literature.pSince our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. pWith thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.p