Bawdy and exotic, Arabian Nights features the wily, seductive Scheherazade, who saves her own life by telling tales of magical transformations, genies and wishes, flying carpets and fantastical journeys, terror and passion to entertain and appease the brutal King Shahryar. First introduced into the West in 1704, the stories of The Thousand and One Nights are most familiar to American readers in sanitized children's versions.
The question is often asked: Did Dulac and Rackham—the two greatest book illustrators of their time—know each other? Neither artist mentions the other in their journals. But Rackham, when offered the chance to illustrate "The Arabian Nights," recommended the younger artist. He had a hunch that the Frenchman would be"better at the exotic then he." And so the 25 year old Edmond who had only been in London 3 years, came into his first major commission. The book was originally published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1907.
Contents:
- The Fisherman and the Genie
- The Story of the King of the Ebony Isles
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
- The Story of the Magic Horse
- The Story of the the Wicket Half-Brothers
- The Story of the Princess of Deryabar
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