literary works. His first novel was Badadidi (1907), which was published in the Bharati and made him well known. He went on to write several stories and novels, including Bindur Chhele O Anyanya (1914) Parinita (1916) Baikunther Will (1916) Pallisomaj (1916) Devdas (1917) Choritrohin (1917) Nishkrti (1917) Shrikanta (Part 1–4, 1917–1933) Datta (1918) Grihadaha (1920) Dena-Paona (1923) Pother Dabi (1926) Shes Proshno (1931) He also wrote essays, which were anthologized in Narir Mulya (1923) and Svadesh O Sahitya (1932). Shrikanta, Charitrahin, Devdas, Grihadaha, Dena-Paona and Pather Dabi are among his most popular works. Pather Dabi was banned by the British Government because of its revolutionary theme. His posthumous publications include Chhelebelar Galpa, Shubhada (1938), Sheser Parichay (1939), Sharat Chandrer Granthabali (1948) and Sharat Chandrer Aprakashita Rachanabali (1951). He wrote some essays including Narir Itihas (The History of Women) and Narir Mulya (The Value of Women). Narir Itihas, which was lost in a house fire, contained a history of women on the lines of Spencer's Descriptive Sociology. While the second, Narir Mulya gives a theory of women's rights in the context of Mill's and Spencer's arguments. Stories Aalo O Chhaya Abhagir Swargo Anupamar Prem Anuradha Andhare Aalo Balya Smriti Bilashi Bindur Chhele, (Bindu's Son) 1913 Bojha Cheledhora Chobi Darpochurno (Broken Pride) Ekadoshi Bairagi Kashinath Haricharan Harilakshmi Lalu (parts 1, 2, and 3) Mamlar Phol Mandir Mahesh (The Drought) Mejdidi Bochor Panchash Purber Ekti Kahini Paresh Path Nirdesh Ramer Shumoti, (Ram's Good Sense) 1914 Sati Swami (The Husband) Plays Sarat Chandra converted three of his works into plays. Bijoya Rama Shoroshi Jai hind Essays Narir Mulya Swadesh O Sahitya Taruner Bidroho Other works Dehati Samaj, 1920 Sharoda (published posthumously) Biography Awara Masiha ' (in Hindi) by Vishnu PrabhakarGreat Vagabond: Biography and Immortal Works of Sarat Chandra ChatterjeeSee also Films based on works by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Samtaber, the village where Sarat Chandra spent his life's early years as a novelist Sarat Chandra Kuthi, the house of Sarat Chandra at Samtaber List of Indian writers References Notes Ganguly, Swagato. "Introduction". In Parineeta by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay. New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2005. (English translation) Guha, Sreejata. "Introduction". In Devdas by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay. New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2002. (English translation) Roy, Gopalchandra. Saratchandra, Ananda Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata Sarat Rachanabali, Ananda Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata Prithwindra Mukherjee. "Introduction" in Mahesh et autres nouvelles by Saratchandra Chatterji. Paris: Unesco/Gallimard, 1978. (French translation of Mahesh, Bindur chhele and