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The Arabian Nights

Rev. Edward Forster (1802)

SubgenreHistorical Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Chunky (400-600))
Seriesأَلْف لَيْلَة وَلَيْلَة / Arabian Nights #
Setting
CSM age10

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Heroine archetypes

Storyteller

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVsTrickster

Synopsis

The Arabian Nights is your magic carpet ride to exotic lands full of wonders and marvels. First collected nearly a thousand years ago, these folktales are presented as stories that crafty Scheherazade tells her husband, King Shahryar, over a thousand-and-one consecutive nights, to pique his interest for the next evening's entertainment and thereby save her life. Among them are some of the best-known legends of eastern storytelling, including the "Sinbad the Sailor," "Aladdin and His Magic Lamp," and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." This collection features more than twenty stories, in the classic translation of Sir Richard Burton, published between 1884 and 1886, and full-colour illustrations by Renata Fucikova and Jindra Capek.

Tags

FolkloreFrame NarrativeMiddle Eastern FantasyClassic LiteratureFairy Tales