"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. "Alaeddin or, the Wonderful Lamp," "Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman," and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." These, and the tales that accompany them, make delightful reading, demonstrating, as the Modern Library noted in 1932, that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken. This selection includes many of the stories that are universally known though seldom read in this authentic form: Shahrazad begins a story each night but withholds the ending until the following night, thus postponing her execution. 83.31 - Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. All the stories are told by Shahrazad (Scheherazade), who entertains her husband, King Shahryar, whose custom it was to execute his wives after a single night. About a thousand years ago a vast number of stories in Arabic from various countries began to be brought together only much later was the collection called The Arabian Nights or the Thousand and One Nights. The origins of The Arabian Nights are obscure. Cerf chose the "most famous and representative" of the stories from the multivolume translation of Richard F. The text presented here is that of the 1932 Modern Library edition for which Bennett A. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.Full of mischief and valor, ribaldry and romance, The Arabian Nights is a work that has enthralled readers for centuries. Among them are some of the best-known legends of eastern storytelling, including the "Sinbad the Sailor" and "Aladdin and His Magic Lamp". This collection features more than twenty stories, in the classic translation of Sir Richard Burton, published between 18, and full-colour illustrations by Renata Fucikova and Jindra Capek. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for every home library. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed bonded-leather binding, with distinctive gilt edging and a silk-ribbon bookmark. The Arabian Nights is one of Barnes & Noble's leatherbound classics. Among them are some of the best-known legends of eastern storytelling, including the Sinbad the Sailor, Aladdin and His Magic Lamp, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. First collected nearly a thousand years ago, these folktales are presented as stories that crafty Scheherazade tells her husband, King Shahryar, over a thousand-and-one consecutive nights, to pique his interest for the next evening's entertainment and thereby save her life. The Arabian Nights is your magic carpet ride to exotic lands full of wonders and marvels. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardcover. Decorative, durable and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for every home library.
The Arabian Nights is one of Barnes & Noble's Leatherbound classics.
Among them are some of the best-known legends of eastern storytelling, including the 'Sinbad the Sailor', 'Aladdin and His Magic Lamp' and 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'.