The Book of the Thousand and one Nights. Volume 1 - Paperback

by J. C. Mardrus (Editor), E. P. Mathers (Editor)

First Published in 1986. For this revised edition of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night all names of persons and places and all Arabic words retained in the text have, where necessary, been compared with and corrected by Macnaghten's Calcutta Edition of the original (1839- 42).

Back Jacket

The Thousand Nights and One Night is familiar to most of us through the Tales of the Arabian Nights. This book tells of a world of magical beauty, of the East and its enchantments, and of an art of living which was the product of one of the world's great civilizations.

Author Biography

J.C Mardrus (Edited by), E.P Mathers (Edited by)