4. Phra Aphaimani: This is a romantic tale written in verse by one of the most famous and popular poets of Thailand. It is an imaginary tale of love, intrigue and adventure, and reflects some ideas of the people towards the Europeans of the last century. There is an English translation in concise form by one Prem Chaya.
The employment of prose in Thai emotive literature along the lines of the Western style is of recent date due obviously to the influence of Western literature.