Tales from the Arabian nights
By: translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 662
ISBN-13: 9781435143906
Subjects: Fairy tales; Folklore; Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Arabs; Tales; FICTION
Other titles: Arabian nights. English. Selections.
Description: Magic and marvels await you in Tales from the Arabian Nights, a collection of twenty of the best-known stories from the book that western readers have known for over three centuries as The Arbian Nights. First collected nearly a thousand years ago, these folktales are presented as narratives that crafty Scheharazade tells her husband, Shahryar, the King of Persia, over a thousand-and-one consecutive nights, to pique his interest for the next evening's entertainment and thereby save her life. Among them are some of the best-known legends of eastern storytelling, including the tales Sinbad the Sailor, Aladdin and His Magic Lamp, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. This collection features the classic translation by Sir Richard Burton, published between 1884 and 1886. In these fantastic adventures, humans cower before monstrous Jinni, the incautious are prey to ravenous Ghouls, flying carpets transport riders to magic realms, hidden caverns yield caches of precious jewels and coins, and wishes are magically granted. The just are rewarded, the evil are punished, the poor are enriched, the lost are found, and lovers marry their perfect mates.
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Table of contents: title: The tale of Scheherazade --; title: The tale of the trader with the Jinni --; title: The tale of the fisherman and the Jinni --; title: The barber's tale of himself --; title: The tale of the enchanted horse --; title: Sinbad the sailor --; title: The tale of Prince Sayf al-Muluk --; title: Abu Mohammed hight lazybones --; title: The tale of Zayn al-Asnam and the Sultan of the Jinni --; title: Khudadad and his brothers --; title: Aladdin and the wonderful lamp --; title: The adventures of Harun al-Rashid --; title: Ali Baba and the forty thieves --; title: Ali Khwajah and the merchant of Baghdad --; title: Prince Ahmad and the fairy Peri-Banu --; title: The two sisters who were jealous of their younger sister --; title: Abu Kir the dyer and the Abu Sir the Barber --; title: Judar and his brethren --; title: The rogueries of Dalilah the crafty --; title: The adventures of Mercury Ali of Cairo --; title: The tale of Scheherazade concluded.