Every night for three years the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her next morning. To end this brutal pattern and to save her own life, the vizier's daughter, Shahrazad, begins to tell the king tales of adventure, love, riches and wonder - tales of mystical lands peopled with princes and hunchbacks, the Angel of Death and magical spirits, tales of the voyages of Sindbad, of Ali Baba's outwitting a band of forty thieves and of jinnis trapped in rings and in lamps. One of the best known and most influential works of literature ever written, this is the first complete translation into English of The Arabian Nights from the Arabic since the 1880s. It also includes new translations from 18th century French of the so-called 'orphan stories', for which no original Arabic text remains. It comes in a wonderful three-volume, luxury, limited edition boxset.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Books LTD
ISBN-13
9780140911664
eBay Product ID (ePID)
91498442
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights Giftset
Format
Multiple Copy Pack
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Fairy Tale
Number of Pages
2715 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
246mm
Item Width
166mm
Item Weight
4500g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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