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Author Philip, Neil.

Title The Arabian nights / retold by Neil Philip ; illustrated by Sheila Moxley
Published London : Orchard Books, 1994

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 MELB CRC  398.22 Phi/Ani  AVAILABLE
Description 157 pages ; 27 cm
Contents How Sheherazade married the King -- The fisherman and the Jinni -- Fair shares -- The city of brass -- The anklet -- The wonderful bag -- Judar and his brothers -- The ebony horse -- The ass -- Aladdin -- The speaking bird, the singing tree and the golden water -- True knowledge -- Princess Nur al-Nihar, the three princes and Peri-Banu -- Ali Baba and the forty thieves -- How many fools? -- The keys of destiny -- A note on The Arabian Nights
Summary A selection of some of the best-known tales from "The Arabian Nights," retold for a modern audience. Includes a note on some of the versions and editions of the stories that have been published in English
Analysis English fiction Children's stories
SUBJECT Arabian nights. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80008548
Subject Fairy tales -- Arabian countries
Folklore -- Arabian Peninsula.
Mythology, Middle Eastern.
Tales -- Juvenile literature.
Tales -- Arabian Peninsula.
Tales.
Author Moxley, Sheila.
LC no. bnc85213736
ISBN 1852137363
OTHER TI Arabian nights. Adaptations