A group of Eastern romances and stories, from the Persian, Tamil, and Urdu.
By: With introd., notes, and appendix by W. A. Clouston.
Publisher: Norwood Editions
Published: 1973
Place of publication: [Norwood, Pa.]
Language: eng; per
Number of pages: 586
Subjects: Tales -- Iran.; Tales -- Pakistan.; Tales -- India.; Folk literature, Tamil.
Notes: Reprint of the 1889 ed. which was privately printed.
Table of contents: title: History of Nassar.; title: History of Farrukhrúz.; title: The king and his four ministers.; title: The rose of Bakáwalí.; title: Persian stories: The three deceitful women. The envious vazír. The blind beggar. The Kází of Ghazni and the merchant's wife. The independent man and his travelling companions. The king who learned a trade. The hidden treasure. The deaf man and his sick friend. The gardener and the little bird.