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Folktales from Iraq / edited and translated by C.G. Campbell ; illustrated by John Buckland Wright.

by Campbell, C. G. (Charles Grimshaw), 1912-1953.

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Philadelphia, PA : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005.

Arabs -- Iraq -- Folklore.

0812219139 (pbk. : alk. paper) :

246 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

The story of Hajji Ali, the great sultan, and his son, the Amir Kheyyun -- A story concerning the ignorance of slaves -- A story concerning the folly of jealousy -- The story of the prince of Kermanshah and of his misfortunes -- The story of the youth Jamil, the son of a merchant in Baghdad -- The story of the lost soul -- The story of Maqdad: he was the hero of Hilla -- A man's honour is in the hair of his moustache -- The story of Khalid, the coppersmith of Nasiriya -- The story of the son of the pilgrim -- The story of the cloak which was the father of a child -- The story of the two dancers -- The story of Sheikh Mizeil el Qurnachi, a man of a noble family, though his lands were poor -- The story of Daoud the camel and of his misfortunes -- Between truth and falsehood lie four fingers -- The story of Abdul Rehman Abu Sultan and the tongue of the dead.

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