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The Arabian nights. volume 1, The marvels and wonders of the Thousand and one nights / translated by Richard F. Burton ; adapted and with an afterword by Jack Zipes ; and with a new introduction by Daniel Beaumont.

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New York : Signet Classics, [2007]

Folklore -- Arab countries.

Arabs -- Folklore.

9780451530592 (pbk.) :

0451530594 (pbk.)

xx, 596 pages ; 18 cm

The story of King Shahryar and his brother -- The tale of the merchant and the jinnee -- The fisherman and the jinnee -- The ebony horse -- Ali Baba and the forty thieves -- Aladdin and the magic lamp -- Julnar the mermaid and her son Badar Basim of Persia -- The tale about the thief of Alexandria and the chief of police -- Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma -- The tale of the three apples -- The hunchback's tale -- The hedgehog and the pigeons -- The wily Dalilah and her daughter Zaynab -- The tale of Judar and his brothers -- Sinbad the seaman and Sinbad the landsman -- Conclusion: the marriage of King Shahryar and Scheherazade.

Includes "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," and "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp," this modern edition of the classic tales weaves a tapestry of stories that are filled with humorous and valuable lessons and magical adventures.

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