Bibliograph

The book of the thousand nights and a night, a plain and literal translation of The Arabian nights entertainments

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The book of the thousand nights and a night, a plain and literal translation of The Arabian nights entertainments

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The book of the thousand nights and a night

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

a plain and literal translation of The Arabian nights entertainments

Summary

Drawing from the famous translation of Sir Richard Burton, The Arabian Nights is a selection of the voluminous One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian literature. Many readers will recognize the more famous of these tales: Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. These exciting and mystical tales can be found in this uncensored and authoritatively noted edition along with thirty-five additional stories

Target audience

adult

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Arabian nights entertainments

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