Arabian nights : a selection
1997
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The tales in this selection are masterpieces of the art of storytelling. The beautiful Scheherazade saved her life by entertaining the brutal King Shahryar with these tales of magical transformations, genies and wishes, terror and passion. Here are the famous adventures of 'Ali Baba and the forty thieves' and 'Aladdin and the magic lamp', as well as less familiar stories such as 'Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma', a charming early version of 'The taming of the shrew'.
Main title:
Arabian nights : a selection / translated by Sir Richard F. Burton ; adapted by Jack Zipes
Edition:
Penguin popular classics
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 1997
Collation:
v, 312 p. ; 18 cm
ISBN:
9780140622683
Language:
English
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