Husain Haddawy's rapturously received translation of The Arabian Nights is based on a landmark reconstruction of the earliest extant manuscript version. These stories (and stories within stories,
The beautiful Scheherazade's royal husband threatens to kill her, so each night she diverts him by weaving wonderful tales of fantastic adventure, leaving each story unfinished so that he spares her l
This Norton Critical Edition includes twenty-eight tales from The Arabian Nights translated by Husain Haddawy on the basis of the oldest existing Arabic manuscript.
A collection of Persian, Arabian and Indian tales dating from the 9th century, Sir Richard Burton′s most well-known translation of Arabian Nights brings together ancient folklore and stories passed do
A collection of tales from the Arabian nights retold for younger readers, this book also includes a short history of the origins of the legendary stories.
The story of Sinbad the Sailor, who sets sail in search of great riches and discovers even greater adventures. On his seven treacherous voyages, the Persian explorer braves a shipwreck, fights off sav
Named one of Time magazine’s Ten Best Books of the Year, Tahir Shah’s The Caliph’s House was hailed by critics and compared to such travel classics as A Year in Provence and Under the Tuscan Sun. Now
本書特色●漢英對照經典英文文學文庫●Classic English Literature Collection with Chinese Translation●1949年以前漢譯本現今大多絕版失傳●是次選用一種民國間漢譯本，選輯本選取英譯故事十三個，用簡單英語譯寫●漢譯亦使用簡潔白話文寫成，行文簡練、淺白、優雅、含蓄●也可作為兒童或初學英文人士的讀物●Both the English trans
"This box contains 6 little books with the storiesScheherazade told the sultan during the 1001 nightsfollowing their wedding.Wonderfully illustrated, all the illustrations are made in anoriental style
