'Do you see that mountain?' asked the king, pointing to a huge mass
that towered into the sky about three leagues from Schiraz; 'go and
bring me the leaf of a palm that grows at the foot.' The words were
hardly out of the king's mouth when the Indian turned a screw
placed in the horse's neck, close to the saddle, and the animal
bounded like lightning up into the air, and was soon beyond sight
even of the sharpest eyes. -from "The Enchanted Horse" A
startlingly prolific collector of fairy tales from around the
world, Andrew Lang, in this 1898 work, brought together in one
volume the "fairy tales of the East," the delightful and
resoundingly entertaining adventures of The Arabian Nights.
Translated from a French version that omits all the "very dull and
stupid" additions of early European retellings, this wonderful book
regales us with the stories of Sindbad and his seven voyages, the
"Vizir who was Punished," Aladdin and his magic lamp, and many,
many more. Complete with beautiful pen-and-ink illustrations, this
is a collection to treasure, whether you're studying comparative
mythology or just seeking a rollicking good read. Scottish
journalist and author ANDREW LANG (1844-1912), a friend of Robert
Louis Stevenson, produced a stunning variety and number of volumes,
including books of poetry, novels, children's books, histories, and
biographies, as well as criticism, essays, scholarly works of
anthropology, and translations of classical literature. * * *
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