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The Arabian Nights is your magic carpet ride to exotic lands full
of wonders and marvels. 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. 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." This collection features more
than twenty stories, in the classic translation of Sir Richard
Burton, published between 1884 and 1886, and full-colour
illustrations by Renata Fucikova and Jindra Capek. The Arabian
Nights is one of Barnes & Noble's Leatherbound classics. 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. Decorative, durable, and
collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young
and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for every home
library.
From aphrodisiacs to special touches, from orgasm-delaying
techniques to the endless varieties of kisses, "The Kama Sutra" is
a wellspring of erotic knowledge and inspiration. Sir Richard
Burton's controversial translation, which caused a stir in the
Western world, is provided here, in the complete and unexpurgated
edition of this world-famous classic.
Soon after returning from his celebrated journey to Mecca disguised
as an Arab, Burton set out on a similarly perilous trip to the city
of Harrar in the heart of little-known Somaliland. As related in
the Preface to his journal: "He disappeared into the desert for
four months...The way was long and weary, adventurous and
dangerous, but at last the 'Dreadful City' was sighted, and relying
on his good Star and audacity, he walked boldly in...His diplomacy
on this occasion, his capacity for passing as an Arab, and his
sound Mohammedan Theology, gave him ten days in the city, where he
slept every night in danger of his life."His journey to Harrar, the
account of his stay, and the gruelling story of his return across
the desert, are here contained in this fine facsimile of the
two-volume memorial edition of 1894, complete with maps, plates and
diagrams.
Soon after returning from his celebrated journey to Mecca disguised
as an Arab, Burton set out on a similarly perilous trip to the city
of Harrar in the heart of little-known Somaliland. As related in
the preface to his journal: 'He disappeared into the desert for
four months...The way was long and weary, adventurous and
dangerous, but at last the 'Dreadful City' was sighted, and relying
on his good Star and audacity, he walked boldly in...His diplomacy
on this occasion, his capacity for passing as an Arab, and his
sound Mohammedan Theology, gave him ten days in the city, where he
slept every night in danger of his life.' His journey to Harrar,
the account of his stay, and the gruelling story of his return
across the desert, are here contained in this fine facsimile of the
two-volume memorial edition of 1894, complete with maps, plates and
diagrams.
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The Arabian Nights (Paperback)
Richard Francis Burton; Introduction by A.S. Byatt
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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.
"From the Trade Paperback edition.
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