Arabian Nights

Tales From Arabian Nights

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Author

Lee Wyndham

Contributions

Joseph Smith - Illustrator

Publication

1966 - Whitman: Western Publishing Company, Inc., Racine, USA

Language

English

Word Count

52,750 words, Guess

Page Count

211 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

LibraryThing2143729
OCLC Control Number4557343
Open LibraryOL27780327M

Alternate Titles

Arabian Nights

Description

**The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar** have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. From the epic adventures of **"Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp"** to the farcical **"Young Woman and her Five Lovers"** and the social criticism of "The Tale of the Hunchback", the **stories depict a fabulous world of all-powerful sorcerers, jinns imprisoned in bottles and enchanting princesses**. But despite their imaginative extravagance, the Tales are anchored to everyday life by their realism, providing a full and intimate record of medieval Islam.

Description

Classic Arabian Nights stories, all adapted from: ''The Arabian Nights' Entertainment, based on a translation from the Arabic by Edward William Lane, as edited and arranged by Francis Jenkins Olcott.