The Arabian Nights: More Marvels And Wonders Of The Thousand And One Nights (Volume One) (The Arabian Nights Series #1)
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- Synopsis
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The first volume of the classic collection of Middle Eastern stories, including “Tale of the Three Apples” and “Tale of the Trader and the Jinni.”
To be chosen by King Shahriyar as a wife was a death sentence. After a single night of marriage, he executed each of his wives. So when Scheherazade was picked, she knew her time on Earth had reached its end—unless she could hold the king’s interest. To that end, each night she spun a new enchanting, erotic, mesmerizing tale, always keeping the king guessing as to its conclusion—and sparing her life for another thousand and one nights.
The first volume of this collection, translated by the renowned British explorer Sir Richard Burton, begins the stories that Scheherazade told . . .
- Copyright:
- 1885
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 574 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781504062626
- Publisher:
- Open Road Media
- Date of Addition:
- 07/16/23
- Copyrighted By:
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- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Twelfth grade
- Reading Age:
- 18 and up
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.