The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights
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- 1049
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- Fantasy Short Stories Mythology
Drawing from the famous translation of Sir Richard Burton, "The Arabian Nights" is a selection of the voluminous "One Thousand and One Nights", a collection of ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian literature. Many readers will recognize the more famous of these tales: "Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp", "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" and "The Seven Voyages of...
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Aug 23rd, 2025
Some stories were excellent, some a bit boring. Given that it was written in 1049 a lot of the characters are hard to relate to, but some of the morality portrayed is still true today. Worth reading.
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Jun 7th, 2015
Despite the usually unattractive portrayal of women in the tales, I really enjoyed reading them. They are usually fairly moralistic tales where the 'hero' is usually saved by some fantastical intervention. I am, however, still looking for where open sesame is linked to these stories!
Mar 2nd, 2014
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