Uniform Title Arabian nights. English. Selections. 1953 Title The Arabian nights : tales of wonder and magnificence / selected and edited by Padraic Colum ; illustrated by Lynd Ward

Published New York : Macmillan, [1953] ©1953

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Description xiii, 344 pages : illustrations (part. color) ; 22 cm Series New children's classics. Summary Selections from the over 600 stories which, according to legend, Shaharazad told a mighty king as a way to save the lives of the girls of her land. Includes stories of the voyages of Es-Sindibad, the magic horse, the wonderful lamp, and Ali Baba and the thieves Notes Translated from the Arabic by Edward William Lane Audience For children Subject Ali Baba (Legendary character) -- Juvenile literature. Scheherazade, Queen, consort of Shahryar, King of Persia (Legendary character) -- Juvenile literature. Sindbad, the Sailor (Legendary character) -- Juvenile literature. Fairy tales -- Arabian Peninsula. Legends -- Arabian Peninsula -- Juvenile. Folk literature, Arabic -- Juvenile literature. Tales -- Middle East. Arabs -- Folklore. Fairy tales. Folklore -- Arab countries. Genre/Form Short stories. Author Lane, Edward William, 1801-1876. Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972, editor Ward, Lynd, 1905-1985, illustrator LC no. 53008479

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