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The tales 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. From the epic adventures of "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp" to the farcical "Young Woman and her Five... read more

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It is related - but Allah alone is wise and all-knowing - that long ago there lives in the lands of India and China a Sassanid king who commanded great armies and had numerous courtiers, followers, and servants.

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This book is in Penguin Classics. (publisher edition list)

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Other Contributors:

  1. N. J. Dawood (Translator)
  2. N. J. Dawood (Introduction)
  3. William Harvey (Illustrator)

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