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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (1888), subtitled A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, is the only complete English language translation of One Thousand and One Nights (the Arabian Nights) to date – a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the ...
- Edmund Dulac, E. Powys Mathers, William Harvey, Donald Cooke, Lluis Farre, John Payne, Carmen Gil, G...
- 1885
Sep 1, 2002 · "The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night" by Richard F. Burton is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales known as "The Arabian Nights," translated and annotated in the late 19th century.
- Arabian Nights;1001 Nights
- Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
- [S.l.] : [The Burton Club], 1885
It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights, from the first English-language edition (c. 1706–1721), which rendered the title as The Arabian Nights' Entertainment. [2] The work was collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, and North Africa.
- Muhsin S. Mahdi
- 1995
The tales of told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature, as recounted by Sir Francis Burton.
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- Mass Market Paperback
It covers the first 294 nights with the tale of Ali Baba tacked on at the end. There is also a useful introduction and glossary and some maps of Baghdad and Cairo, though it is difficult to relate these to the text.
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May 25, 2010 · The most significant translation in one hundred years of one of the greatest works of world literature From Ali Baba and the forty thieves to the voyages of Sinbad, the stories of The Arabian Nights are timeless and unforgettable. Published here in three volumes, this magnificent new edition brings these tales to life for modern readers in the ...
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Jun 1, 2004 · From the Inside Flap. 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.
