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: 1974
Place of publication: [Norwood, Pa.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 586
Subjects: Tales -- Iran.; Tales -- Pakistan.; Tamil (Indic people) -- Folklore.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Reprint of the 1889 ed. which was privately printed.
Table of contents: value: History of Nassar.; value: History of Farrukhrúz.; value: The king and his four ministers.; value: The rose of Bakáwalí.; value: 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.