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=== Novels === {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! Hindi title ! Urdu title ! Publisher ! Date ! Length (pages) ! Description |- | ''Devasthan Rahasya'' | ''Asrar-e-Ma'abid'' | ''Awaz-e-Khalk'' (serial form) | 8 October 1903 – February 1905 |116 | English translation of the title: ''The Mystery of God's Abode''. |- | ''[[Prema (novel)|Prema]]'' | ''Hamkhurma-o-Hamsavab'' | Indian Press/Hindustan Publishing House | 1907 | | Amrit Rai overcomes social opposition to marrying the young widow, Poorna, giving up his rich and beautiful fiancé Prema. (Penned under the name "Babu Nawab Rai Banarsi"). |- | ''Kishna'' | | Medical Hall Press, Banaras | 1907 | 142 | Now lost; satirises women's fondness for jewellery. |- | ''Roothi Rani'' | | ''Zamana'' (serial form) | April–August 1907 | | |- | | ''Soz-e-Watan'' | Publishers of ''Zamana'' | 1907, 1909 | | Banned by the British Government in 1909. |- | ''[[Vardan (novel)|Vardaan]]'' | ''Jalwa-e-Isar'' | Granth Bhandar and Dhanju | 1912 | 128 | ''Vardan'' ("Boon") is about Pratap Chandra and Brij Rani, two childhood neighbours who like each other. Brij marries another man and becomes a famous poet after being widowed. Her friend Madhvi starts liking Pratap after hearing about him from Brij. Pratap becomes a sadhu, and Madhvi becomes his devotee. |- | ''[[Bazaar-e-Husn|Seva Sadan]]'' | ''Bazaar-e-Husn'' | Calcutta Pustak Agency (Hindi) | 1919 (Hindi), 1924 (Urdu) | 280 | An unhappy housewife first becomes a courtesan and then manages an orphanage for the young daughters of the courtesans. |- | ''Premashram'' | ''Gosha-e-Afiyat'' | | 1922 | | |- | ''[[Rangbhoomi]]'' | ''Chaugan-e-Hasti'' | Darul Ishaat (Urdu, 1935) | 1924 | | English title: ''Playground''. |- | ''[[Nirmala (novel)|Nirmala]]'' | ''Nirmala'' | Idaara-e-Furoogh-Urdu | 1925 | 156 | English title: ''The Second Wife''. About the dowry system in India (serialised in the magazine ''Chand'' between November 1921 and November 1926, before being published as a novel). |- | ''Kaayakalp'' | ''Parda-i-Majaz'' | Lajpat Rai & Sons, Lahore (Urdu) | 1926 (Hindi), 1934 (Urdu) | 440 | |- | ''[[Pratigya (novel)|Pratigya]]'' | ''Bewa'' | | 1927 | | Deals with widow remarriage. |- | ''[[Gaban (novel)|Gaban]]'' | ''Ghaban'' | Saraswati Press, Banaras; Lajpatrai & Sons, [[Urdu Bazaar (Delhi)|Urdu Bazaar]] | 1931 | 248 |Gaban is a novel that portrays the moral decline of Ramanath, a hero who succumbs to the temptation of embezzlement. The novel highlights themes of greed, morality, and societal expectations. |- | ''[[Karmabhoomi]]'' | ''Maidan-e-Amal'' | Maktaba Jamia, Delhi | 1932 | 340 |Set in 1930, this masterpiece by Premchand talks about the unity of Hindus and Muslim and their exploitation by the British which eventually resulted in partition much later. |- | ''Manorama'' | | 1934 | | | |- | ''[[Godaan]]'' | | Saraswati Press | 1936 | 344 | English title: ''The Gift of a Cow''. It is themed around the socio-economic deprivation as well as the exploitation of the village poor. |- | ''Alankar'' | | Unknown | | | |- | ''Mangalsootra'' (incomplete) | | Hindustan Publishing House | 1936 | | Premchand completed only the first four chapters (around 70 pages) of this novel.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KcQhAAAAMAAJ |title=Premchand, His Life and Work |last=Naravane |first=Vishwanath S. |publisher=Vikas |year=1980 |page=190 |isbn=978-0-7069-1091-9 }}</ref> |}
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