The Arabian nights, tales of wonder and magnificence
By: selected and edited by Padraic Colum. Illustrated by Lynd Ward.
Contributors: Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972, ed.; Ward, Lynd, 1905- illus.
Series: New children's classics
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1953
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
Subjects: Arabs -- Folklore; Folklore -- Arab countries; Fairy tales
Description: Selections from the over 600 stories which, according to legend, Shaharazad told a mighty king as a way to save the lives of the girls of her land. Includes stories of the voyages of Es-Sindibad, the magic horse, the wonderful lamp, and Ali Baba and the thieves.