| Description |
xvi, 424 p. illus. 22 cm. |
| Summary |
A collection of 26 tales told by Scheherazade to save herself and other young girls from death at the Sultan's hands. |
| Contents |
Story of the merchant and the genius -- Story of the first old man and of the hind -- Story of the second old man and of the two black dogs -- Story of the fisherman -- Story of the Greek king and the physician Douban -- Story of the husband and the parrot -- Story of the Story of the vizir who was punished -- Story of the young king of the black isles -- Story of the three calendars, sons of kings, and of five ladies of Baghdad -- Story of the first calendar, son of a king -- Story of the envious man, and of him who was envied -- Story of the third calendar, son of a king -- Seven voyages of Sinbad the sailor. |
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(cont.) The little hunchback -- Story of the barber's fifth brother -- Story of the barber's sixth brother -- Adventures of Prince Camaralzaman and the princess Badoura -- Noureddin and the fair Persian -- Aladdin and the wonderful lamp -- Adventures of Haroun-al-Raschid, caliph of Baghdad -- Story of the blind Baba-Abdalla -- Story of Sidi-Noumann -- Story of Ali Cogia, merchant of Baghdad -- Enchanted horse -- Story of two sisters who were jealous of their younger sister. |
| Subject |
Fairy tales. |
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Arabs -- Folklore. |
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Folklore -- Arab countries. |
| Added Author |
Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, ed.
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Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, illus.
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| Added Title |
William Alfred Boyce Storytelling Collection.
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| ISBN |
0486222896 |
| OCLC # |
12685 |
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