Ashoka the Great is a historical novel chronicling the life of Emperor Ashoka. It was originally published in Dutch, as a trilogy, written between 1937 and 1947 by the Dutch scholar Wytze Keuning. In this version, all three volumes, Ashoka: The Wild Prince, Ashoka: The Wise Ruler and Ashoka: The World's Great Teacher, have been brought together. An exhilarating, spiritually edifying and deeply moving story of one of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka the Great compellingly re-creates the life and times of the great dynasty of the Mauryas with a remarkable authenticity.