Three tales from the Arabian nights
By: translated by Malcolm C. Lyons and Ursula Lyons ; with an introduction by Robert Irwin
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9781846141584
Subjects: Tales
Work titles: Arabian nights. Selections. English
Description: Once upon a time, the name Baghdad conjured up visions of the most magical, romantic city on earth, where flying carpets carried noble thieves off on wonderful adventures, and vicious viziers and beautiful princesses mingled with wily peasants and powerful genies.
Notes: Translated from the Arabic.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Ali Baba and the forty thieves killed by a slave girl; title: Judar and his brothers; title: Maʻruf the cobbler.