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Title:

Tales from the Arabian nights / translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton.

Publisher:

Fall River Press,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

x, 662 p. ; 24 cm.

Other Authors:

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.

Other Titles:

Arabian nights. English. Selections.

Contents:

The tale of Scheherazade concluded. The tale of the trader with the Jinni -- The tale of the fisherman and the Jinni -- The barber's tale of himself -- The tale of the enchanted horse -- Sinbad the sailor -- The tale of Prince Sayf al-Muluk -- Abu Mohammed hight lazybones -- The tale of Zayn al-Asnam and the Sultan of the Jinni -- Khudadad and his brothers -- Aladdin and the wonderful lamp -- The adventures of Harun al-Rashid -- Ali Baba and the forty thieves -- Ali Khwajah and the merchant of Baghdad -- Prince Ahmad and the fairy Peri-Banu -- The two sisters who were jealous of their younger sister -- Abu Kir the dyer and the Abu Sir the Barber -- Judar and his brethren -- The rogueries of Dalilah the crafty -- The adventures of Mercury Ali of Cairo -- The tale of Scheherazade concluded.

Summary:

These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: a thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever. Full of mischief, valour, ribaldry and romance.

ISBN:

1435143906
9781435143906

OCLC:

(OCoLC)849522902

Locations:

OOAX232 -- Clinton Community College Library (Clinton)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)