| The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights Contributor(s): Burton, Richard (Translator), Byatt, A. S. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0812972147 ISBN-13: 9780812972146 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever. This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes. These tales, including Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp, Sinbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, have entered into the popular imagination, demonstrating that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken. "From the Trade Paperback edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1320 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 4.3" W x 6.9" (1.03 lbs) 1104 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 52118 Reading Level: 10.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 69.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever. This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes. These tales, including Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp, Sinbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, have entered into the popular imagination, demonstrating that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken. |