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Arabian Nights Vol. 1
Preface
The exact origin of the Tales, which appear in the Arabic as "The Thousand and One Nights," is unknown. The Caliph Haroon al Rusheed, who, figures in so lifelike a manner in many of the stories, was a contemporary of the Emperor Charlemagne, and there is internal evidence that the collection was made in the Arabic language about the end of the tenth century.
They undoubtedly convey a picturesque impression of the manners, sentiments, and customs of Eastern Mediaeval Life.
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- Introduction
- 1- The Ass, the Ox, and the Labourer
- 2- The Merchant and the Genie
- 3- Old Man and the Hind
- 4- Old Man and the Two Black Dogs
- 5- The Fisherman
- 6- Grecian King and the Physician Douban
- 7- The Husband and the Parrot
- 8- The Vizier that was Punished
- 9- History of the Young King of the Black Isles
- 10- The Three Calenders
- 11- History of the First Calender
- 12- The Second Calender
- 13- The Envious Man
- 14- History of the Third Calender
- 15- The Story of Zobeide
- 16- The Story of Amene
- 17- Sinbad the Voyager
- 18- The Three Apples
- 19- Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Houssun
- 20- History of Ganem
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does anyone has started any thread about this book i want some opinion about the book---im reading it right now, the oxford edition pls share with me your thoughts:blush:
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