The Arabian Nights Entertainments: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Anonymous.
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"The Arabian Nights Entertainments" by Anonymous is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. A king executes his brides each morning until Scheherazade volunteers, saving her life by telling captivating stories that end on cliffhangers night after night. The tales span historical adventures, love stories, tragedies, and fantastical journeys featuring jinn, sorcerers, and legendary places, all woven together across one thousand and one nights of storytelling.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Arabian Nights Entertainments
- Author credits: Anonymous
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Fairy tales
- Folklore -- Arab countries
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- Category: Adventure
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore
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