Title: One thousand and one Arabian Nights
First published: 1982
Description: King Shahryar kills a new wife every night, because he is afraid she will stop loving him. But his new bride Shahrazad has a clever plan to save herself. Her nightly stories--of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and many other heroes and villains--are so engrossing that King Shahryar has to postpone her execution again and again... This illustrated edition brings together all the Arabian Nights tales in an original retelling by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean.
Subjects: Folklore, Arabs, Fairy tales, Children's fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction
Places: Arab countries
LC classification: PZ8.M1718 On 1999