Arabian Nights (Deluxe Hardbound Edition): Tales of Thousand Nights and a Night- Volume I (Fingerprint! Classics)
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Arabian Nights is a classic collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folktales, compiled and translated into English by the British explorer, translator, and writer Richard F. Burton. First published in 1885, the collection contains some of the most popular and well-known tales from Arabic and Persian literature, such as “Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp,” “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,” and “Sinbad the Sailor.” Burton’s translation is notable for its frankness and attention to detail, as well as its attempts to capture the original Arabic and Persian language and cultural nuances. Journey Through a World of Magic, Desire, and Fortune! Includes some of the most famous and well-known stories of all time Provide a glimpse into the rich storytelling traditions of the Middle East and South Asia Burton’s translation is notable for its frankness and lack of censorship, making it one of the most complete and authentic translations of the original Arabic and Persian texts A valuable resource for scholars and students of Arabic and Persian literature The cultural and literary value makes it a unique and important work Review: A must have for any book collection - Bit of a hard read due to age of stories but we'll wort it. Amazing stories and book. Review: Entertaining Selection of Nights Tales. - A varied section of choice morsels from Burton's Nights. Despite some complaints regarding the archaic vocabulary employed by Burton, it is still perfectly readable, although it is important to note this is not a volume aimed at children as it does feature more adult content. This is not explicit to a modern-day reader, although it was considered quite shocking by coy Victorians when originally published. The tales in this book are a tiny percentage of the stories translated by Burton for his extensive multi-volume collection but it gives the reader a taste of the further delights that await if they should seek after them.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 188 Reviews |
S**R
A must have for any book collection
Bit of a hard read due to age of stories but we'll wort it. Amazing stories and book.
P**T
Entertaining Selection of Nights Tales.
A varied section of choice morsels from Burton's Nights. Despite some complaints regarding the archaic vocabulary employed by Burton, it is still perfectly readable, although it is important to note this is not a volume aimed at children as it does feature more adult content. This is not explicit to a modern-day reader, although it was considered quite shocking by coy Victorians when originally published. The tales in this book are a tiny percentage of the stories translated by Burton for his extensive multi-volume collection but it gives the reader a taste of the further delights that await if they should seek after them.
A**R
Disappointing
The book is a classic, however its translation is almost 100 years old and makes reading it quite difficult. Also , I was under the mistaken impression that it would have been suitable for children. Not so, unfortunately. Most Arabian Nights versions include also Ali Baba's tale. Not this one. A complete disappointment.
M**N
Good choice of classic tales
Great collection of classic tales the book was of superb quality
M**A
Not all the stories...no Aladin , Sinbad and Ali Baba.
Not enough takes
A**A
Arabian Nights
The quality is good and I am still enjoy reading it. The packing was acceptable. I would recommend to search for any books on this site before ordering else where thanks
A**R
Love it.
Love it.
L**6
gave up halfway
i truly believe that the stories of the Arabian Nights are beautiful and exciting but this translation was rather dull. Maybe it is the old fashioned translation that made it quite unreadable for me or the fact that all stories were bit of the same, betrayal between man and wife and families most important dissapointment that this version does not include the best and most known stories of Aladin, Sinbad and Ali Baba I would recommend to buy a version including these ones
G**G
Wtf
Idk what I've readen honestly, it's the same history again and again and again...
B**A
A must read
Love the story, but wish I had ordered a book with bigger print.
R**A
Diferente
Um desafio para os leitores ocidentais.
H**K
It's a book so what more is there to say.
The stories bring back memories from reading this as a child.
T**L
Excellent
Many intersting stories its just awesome every story lover must buy it !!!!!! just loved it the print is also excellent
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