Description
Scheherazade must spin a new story each night to save herself from execution!
Tales of the mesmerizing ‘Thousand and One Nights’ have been woven into the folklore of the entire world, originating from oral traditions in the Arabic and Indian cultures of the early middle ages. The captivating tales are brought to life by the determined storyteller Scheherazade
Alongside classic characters like Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sinbad the sailor, we also find popular additions from European and Eastern sources, seamlessly integrated into the original structure. This new collection is based on Richard Burton’s edition, which introduced these timeless folk tales to a Victorian era audience eager for cultural exploration.
Included are also stories that have survived from the original, such as ‘The Merchant and the Genie’, ‘The Fisherman and the Genie’, ‘The Porter and the Three Ladies’, and ‘The Three Apples’. Tales of the enchanting ‘Thousand and One Nights’ have captured the imagination of readers around the world,
- Pub Date: 2020
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 477 Size: 9.521(h) x 6.02(w) x 1.41(t) inches
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