The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights
By Anonymous
Introduction by Robert Irwin
Translated by Malcolm C. Lyons and Ursula Lyons
Notes by Robert Irwin
By Anonymous
Introduction by Robert Irwin
Translated by Malcolm C. Lyons and Ursula Lyons
Notes by Robert Irwin
Category: Classic Fiction | Fairy Tales | Literary Fiction
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$21.00
May 25, 2010 | ISBN 9780140449402
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“A magnificent, unexpurgated edition of the greatest collection of folk tales in the world . . . The Arabian Nights is not a book to be read in a week. It is an ocean of stories to be dipped into over a lifetime. And this new Penguin edition is the one to have.” —The Sunday Times (London)
“The translation . . . ought to become the standard one for the present century.” —The Times Literary Supplement
“These magnificent volumes are the most ambitious and thorough translation into English of The Arabian Nights since the age of Queen Victoria and the British Empire.” —The Guardian
“This new translation of the world’s greatest collection of folk stories restores their colour and verve.” —The Sunday Times (London)
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