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The Arabian Nights

Original title:
أَلْف لَيْلَة وَلَيْلَة
Alternative title:
One Thousand and One Nights
Transliterated title:
Alf layla wa-layla
Authors:
Richard Francis Burton (translator) and Ken Mondschein (introduction)
Language:
English
Original language:
Arabic
Publisher:
Peter Norton
Categories:
Anthology, classic and fairy tale
Publication year:
2011
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Images:
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[Back (40.66 MB)] [Spine (10.03 MB)] [Front (39.44 MB)]
Table of Contents:
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  • Introduction
  • The Tale of Scheherazade
  • The Tale of the Trader with the Jinni
  • The Tale of the Fisherman and the Jinni
  • The Barber's Tale of Himself
  • The Tale of the Enchanted Horse
  • Sinbad the Sailor
  • The Tale of Prince Sayf al-Muluk
  • Abu Mohammed Hight Lazybone
  • The Tale of Zayn al-Asnam and the Sultan of the Jinni
  • Khudadad and His Brothers
  • Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
  • The Adventures of Harun al-Rashid
  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
  • Ali Kwajah and the Merchant of Baghdad
  • Prince Ahmad and the Fairy Peri-Banu
  • The Two Sisters Who Were Jealous of Their Younger Sister
  • Abu Kir the Dyer and Abu Sir the Barber
  • Judar and His Brethren
  • The Rogueries of Dalilah the Crafty
  • The Adventures of Mercury Ali of Cairo
  • The Tale of Sheherazade Concluded

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