A classic collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian folk tales, selected and retold for young readers by Andrew Lang. It includes familiar adventures such as Aladdin, Sindbad the Sailor and tales of caliphs, jinn and enchanted objects, offering wonder, humour and moral lessons.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Selected and Edited by Andrew Lang after the edition of Longmans, Green and Co, 1918 (1898) Contents Preface The Arabian Nights The Story of the Merchant and the Genius The Story of the First Old Man and of the Hind The Story of the Second Old Man, and of the Two Black Dogs The Story of the Fisherman The Story of the Greek King and the Physician Douban The Story of the Husband and the Parrot The Story of the Vizir Who Was Punished The Story of the Young King of the Black Isles The Story of the Three Calenders, Sons of Kings, and of Five Ladies of Bagdad The Story of the First Calender, Son of a King The Story of the Second Calender, Son of a
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