The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Vol. 1 A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments (Classic Reprint)

Famously known as "The Arabian Nights" in the English-speaking world, this 389-page book is the first of 10 volumes consisting of Middle Eastern and South Asian mythical and folkloric accounts translated in English. This is acknowledged to be the authoritative and complete translation of the Arabian Nights. It is also one of two complete and unabridged English translations from the 1880s. Although it appears the Arabian Nights collection written is positively massive, it is considered by the author as "a labor of love, an unfailing source of solace and satisfaction." For this gargantuan effort, many are now being enriched and delighted by the fascinating Oriental and Middle Eastern stories compiled within. Because of the author's efforts to stay as true to the original as possible and that this has been translated in late 1800s, the sentences give way to more archaic language and over-the-top idioms. This particular book, being the first volume, sets the stage for the the Arabian Nights, beginning with the story of King Shahryar and his brother, which is the thread that weaves through and binds the stories together. This then leads the reader to the tale of the trader and the jinni, the fisherman and the jinni, the porter and the ladies of Baghdad, the three apples, and all through the barber's tale. The more famous ones, such as Ali Baba and the 40 thieves, Sinbad, Aladdin, among others, come later. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.