{"product_id":"the-arabian-nights-tales-from-a-thousand-and-one-nights-paperback","title":"The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Burton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, \u003cb\u003eThe Arabian Nights\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull 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. \u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA. S. Byatt is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Biographer's Tale\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eElementals\u003c\/b\u003e, and the Booker Prize winning novel \u003cb\u003ePossession\u003c\/b\u003e, among other books. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 912\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.2 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 69\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755639275808,"sku":"9780375756757","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/60b7d8ee81725cb9643613b8f80e485c.webp?v=1780064381","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-arabian-nights-tales-from-a-thousand-and-one-nights-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}