Caliphs and sultans
Subtitle: being tales omitted in the usual editions of the Arabian nights entertainments
By: re-written and re-arranged by Sylvanus Hanley
Publisher: L. Reeve
Published: 1868
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
Subjects: Arabs; Folklore; Arabic Folk literature; Fairy tales
Work titles: Arabian nights Selections English
Description: While most people equate The Arabian Nights Entertainments with the story of Scherezade or Aladdin, there were many more tales that dealt with the ways of the caliphs and sultans that ruled the Arabian Peninsula. This particular version deals mainly with the tales that are often omitted from the other translations.