The Arabian Nights - Tales from a Thousand and One Nights (Paperback, 1st Modern Library Pbk. Ed)

Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. 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.

This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes. These tales, including Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp, Sinbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, have entered into the popular imagination, demonstrating that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken.

General

Imprint:	Modern Library Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Modern Library Classics
Release date:	April 2001
First published:	April 2001
Translators:	Richard Burton
Introduction by:	A.S. Byatt
Dimensions:	203 x 133 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	872
Edition:	1st Modern Library Pbk. Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-75675-7
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Arabic
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	0-375-75675-2
Barcode:	9780375756757

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