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Description edit
Working from the definitive edition established by Muhsin Mahdi (based on the 14th century Syrian manuscript), this is a translation of "The Arabian Nights". It contains stories, of Arabic and Persian origin, which weave magic into the fabric of everday life, mixing flamboyance, pathos and... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Sheherezade: story-teller
- Doniazada: her sister
- Almighty Allah: A compliation of Arab and Asian fables as told through a narrative of a woman who marries a ruler who was cheated on by his ex wife. Her stories continue for 1001 nights.
- Grand Vazir: The father of Sheherezade and Doniazada.
- Aladdin: Add a description of this character.
- Badr Al-din Hasan
- Maghrabi
- Moorman
- Khalifah
- Kasim
- Fatimah
- Lady Zubaydah
- Masrur
- Ali Baba
- Shahryar
- Solomon
- Shah Zaman
- Abdullah
- Richard Burton
- Wali
- Al-rashid
- Kazi
- Sultan
- Jinni
- Sindbad
- Lady Badr Al-budur
- Baba Mustafa
- Shams Al-din
- Ibn Al-kirnas
- Gobbo
- Ajib
- Adam
- Morgiana
- Sitt
- Bismillah
- Jann
- Allah Almighty
- Mihrjan
- Mohammed
- Wilt
- Porter
- Landsman
First Sentence edit
Verily the works and words of those gone before us have become instances and examples to men of our modern day, that folk may view what admonishing chances befel other folk and may therefrom take warning; and that they may peruse the annals of antique peoples and all that hath betided them, and be thereby ruled and restrained:-Praise, therefore, be to Him who hath made the histories of the Past an admonition unto the Present!
Table of Contents edit
1. The Marriage of Shahrazad
2. The Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor
3. Sinbad the Sailor: The Valley of Diamonds
4. Sinbad the sailor's Second Voyage
5. The Fisherman and the Bottle
6. The Tale of Pearl-harvest
7. The Tale of Pearl-harvest Continues
8. The Lion's Revenge on Man-kin
9. The Everlasting Shoes
10. The Keys of Destiny
11. The keys of Destiny: The City of Many Columns
12. The Land Abdallah and the Sea Abdallah
13. The Land Abdallah and the Kingdom Below the Waves
14. The Tale of the Little Beggar
15. The Ox, the Donkey, and the Farmer
16. The Wonderful Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Bandits
17. Ali Baba: The Robber Chief's Revenge
18. The Price of Cucumbers
19. The Wonderful Bag
20. The Tale of the Anklet
21. The Prince and the Large and Lonely Tortoise
22. The Ass and his Ass
23. The Tale of Ala al-din and his Wonderful Lamp
24. Ala al-din and Badr al-Budur
25. Ala al-din: The Marriage of Badr al- Budur
26. The Terrible Fates decided for Ala al-din and Badr al-Budur
27. The Man with Three Wives
28. The Scrounger's Tale
29. The Crow and the Fox
30. The Two Wazirs
31. The Two Lives of Sultan Mahmud
32. The Tale of the Leg of Mutton
33. The Tale of the Ebony Horse
34. The Ebony Horse: The Sorcerer's Revenge
35. The Night Empty of all Stories
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Halcyon Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
This is book 383 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Aesop's Fables, and followed by Fairy Tales.
This book is in Penguin Readers, Level 2. (publisher series)
This book is in Barnes and Noble Leatherbound Classics. (publisher series)
This is book 996 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Gargantua and Pantagruel, and followed by The Golden Ass.
Authors & Contributors edit
Other Contributors:
- Richard Francis Burton (Translator)
- Muhsin Mahdi (Author)
- Richard Francis Burton (Compiler)
- Abd-ol-latif Tasooji (Translator) - Although 1001 Nights is a collection of Persian, Arabic and Indian elements, it was not translated to persian till late 19th century by Tasooji.
- Ebrahim Eghlidi (Translator) - Recently the book was once again translated to persian. This time the stories were also categorized based on their themes.
First Edition edit
Original Language: French
Publisher: Harrison & Co.
Country: London, England
Publication Date: 1785
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 1049
Publisher: Harrison & Co.
Country: London, England
Publication Date: 1785
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 1049
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: 17013029
- Dewey: 398.22
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Mythology
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Criticism & Theory
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Folklore & Mythology
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
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