Journey back to the magic days of sultans and caliphs, and become entranced by a brave young woman named Sheherezade as she weaves one dazzling tale after another, night after night for a thousand and one nights.
This classic collection of timeless stories from Arabia, India, and Persia re-creates a fabulous world of sorcerers and sages, as well as ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations.
Brian Alderson brings out all the humor, enchantment, suspense, and mystery of these delightful stories. Included in this lively collection are Sheherezade's most magnificent and beloved stories: "Aladdin," "Sindbad the Sailor," and "All Baba and the Forty Thieves." Remaining faithful to their Eastern origins, the author presents them in a manner ideally suited for reading aloud.
Michael Foreman's one hundred and twenty stunning illustrations and decorations—highlighted with gold ink—capture all the excitement and magic of the original tales in a sumptuous book you will return to again and again.
Contents:
Invocation
THE TWO KINGS, SHAH SHAHRYAR AND SHAH ZAMAN, AND THE WAZIR'S DAUGHTER
who told these tales during a thousand nights and one night
THE TALE OF THE FISHERMAN AND THE JINNI
The Tale Which the Fisherman Told of the Sage Duban, in which King Yunan tells:
The Tale of the Loyal Falcon
The Tale of the Faithful Parrot
THE TALE OF THE PORTER OF BAGHDAD
THE TALE OF THE HUNCHBACK
His Lamentable Death
What Happened at the Sultan's Court
THE FABLE OF THE BIRDS AND THE BEASTS AND THE CARPENTER
THE FABLE OF THE WOLF AND THE FOX
THE FABLE OF THE MONGOOSE AND THE MOUSE
THE TALE OF THE EBONY HOUSE
His Coming
What Happened to the Prince
The Homecoming of the Ebony Horse
What Happened to the Princess
And How it All Ended
THE TALE WHICH ALI THE PERSIAN TOLD TO AMUSE HARUN AL-RASHID
MA'AN BIN-ZAIDAH, THE DONKEY AND THE CUCUMBERS
THE STORY OF SINDBAD THE PORTER AND SINDBAD THE SAILOR,
in which Sindbad the Sailor tells:
The Tale of the Vanishing Island, and his
Adventure of the Valley of Diamonds, and his
Adventure with the Old Man of the Sea
THE TALE OF THE CITY OF BRASS
Of the Jars of Solomon
Of the Black Castle
Of the Ifrit Dahish
Of the City of Brass
and Of the Ending of the Journey
THE TALE OF THE MAN WHO STOLE THE DOG'S GOLDEN DISH
THE TALE OF THE RUINED MAN AND HIS DREAM
THE TALE OF THE SIMPLETON AND HIS DONKEY
THE TALE OF JA'AFAR THE BARMECIDE AND THE AILING BEDOUIN
THE STORY OF ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES
The Cave
The Kitchen Scales
Kasim's Come-uppance
Coping with the Corpse
Calcification
The Captain's Craft
The Kitchener's Craft
How it Ended
THE STORY OF ALADDIN AND THE SLAVE OF THE LAMP
The Uncle
The Cave
The Lamp
The Princess
Bridegroom Number One
Bridegroom Number Two
The Wizard
How it Ended
HOW IT ALL ENDED
Editor's Remarks
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