The Arabian Nights

Tales from a Thousand and One Nights

Richard Burton, A. S. Byatt

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Random House
01 June 2001

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Folklore, myths & legends

Series: Modern Library Classics

Tales from a Thousand and One Nights

Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending- A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever.

This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes. These tales, including Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp, Sinbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, have entered into the popular imagination, demonstrating that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken.

Introduction by: A. S. Byatt
Translated by: Richard Burton
Imprint: Random House
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 51mm
Weight: 743g
ISBN: 9780375756757
ISBN 10: 0375756752
Series: Modern Library Classics
Pages: 960
Publication Date: 01 June 2001
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard F Burton 1821-1890, the Victorian explorer, linguist and writer best remembered today for his translation of The Arabian Nights, also translated many other works, including the Kama Sutra.