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Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, The (6 Volumes in 3 Books)

By: Heritage Press

Type: Novel - Hardcover

Product Line: Classical Fiction (Heritage Press)

Last Stocked on 3/4/2022

Product Info

Title
Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, The (6 Volumes in 3 Books)
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Publish Year
1934
Pages
3976
Dimensions
5.25x8.5x6.5"
NKG Part #
2147873935
Type
Novel - Hardcover

Description

The complete Burton translation with the complete Burton notes, the Terminal Essay, a complete index and 1001 decorations by Valenti Angelo, 6 volumes in 3 hardcover books - a beautiful, illustrated copy of a literary masterpiece, with text from Burton’s 1885 first edition. The end of each primary tale includes all of Sir Richard’s annotations.

The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night is a translation of One Thousand and One Nights (the “Arabian Nights”), a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales, which had been gathered in Arabic between the 8th and 13th centuries.

This is a tale of never-ending stories told by Shahrazad, who is sentenced to death by King Shahrayar. To put off her sentence, Shaharazad tells a new story every night, leaving the king in suspense, and prolonging her life for another day.