Book :: The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights
| By: | Richard Burton |
| Pages: | 1049 |
| Genre(s): | Fantasy |
| Short Stories | |
| Mythology | |
| Rating: | (7) |
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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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red13x
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.
Aug 23rd, 2025
Caro60
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!
Jun 7th, 2015
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