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Title: The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales

Note: Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Contents: The Talking Bird, the Singing Tree, and the Golden Water
The Story of the Fisherman and the Genie
The History of the Young King of the Black Isles
The Story of Gulnare of the Sea
The Story of Aladdin; or, the Wonderful Lamp
The Story of Prince Agib
The Story of the City of Brass
The Story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
The History of Codadad and His Brothers
The Story of Sinbad the Voyager.

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Summary: "The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales" edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith is a collection of enchanting folk tales originating from the Middle East, likely compiled in the early 20th century. This edition aims to capture the wonder and magic of the original "Tales of a Thousand and One Nights" while filtering the content to be more accessible to youthful readers. The anthology features a wide array of stories filled with adventure, love, and moral lessons, presenting beloved characters such as Sinbad, Aladdin, and Scheherazade. The opening of the book establishes a preface that frames the tales within a context of imagination and cultural exploration. It reflects on the importance of these stories in enchanting a new generation and calls attention to the richness of Middle Eastern folklore. The first story introduced is about an emperor of Persia named Kosrouschah, who, while in disguise, learns of the whimsical wishes of three sisters. This narrative blends whimsical desires with the themes of envy and destiny, suggesting that this collection will explore not only the fantastical elements of the tales but also their deeper moral implications. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Editor: Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith, 1856-1923

Editor: Smith, Nora Archibald, 1859-1934

Illustrator: Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966

EBook No.: 20916

Published: Mar 27, 2007

Downloads: 1513

Language: English

Subject: Fairy tales

Subject: Arabs -- Folklore

Subject: Folklore -- Arab countries

Subject: Tales -- Arab countries

Subject: Fairy tales -- Arab countries

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:20916:2 2007-03-27T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Parrish, Maxfield Smith, Nora Archibald Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith en 1
2024-11-05T21:15:37Z The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales

This edition has images.

Title: The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales

Note: Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Contents: The Talking Bird, the Singing Tree, and the Golden Water
The Story of the Fisherman and the Genie
The History of the Young King of the Black Isles
The Story of Gulnare of the Sea
The Story of Aladdin; or, the Wonderful Lamp
The Story of Prince Agib
The Story of the City of Brass
The Story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
The History of Codadad and His Brothers
The Story of Sinbad the Voyager.

Credits: Produced by Irma Špehar, Graeme Mackreth, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales" edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith is a collection of enchanting folk tales originating from the Middle East, likely compiled in the early 20th century. This edition aims to capture the wonder and magic of the original "Tales of a Thousand and One Nights" while filtering the content to be more accessible to youthful readers. The anthology features a wide array of stories filled with adventure, love, and moral lessons, presenting beloved characters such as Sinbad, Aladdin, and Scheherazade. The opening of the book establishes a preface that frames the tales within a context of imagination and cultural exploration. It reflects on the importance of these stories in enchanting a new generation and calls attention to the richness of Middle Eastern folklore. The first story introduced is about an emperor of Persia named Kosrouschah, who, while in disguise, learns of the whimsical wishes of three sisters. This narrative blends whimsical desires with the themes of envy and destiny, suggesting that this collection will explore not only the fantastical elements of the tales but also their deeper moral implications. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Editor: Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith, 1856-1923

Editor: Smith, Nora Archibald, 1859-1934

Illustrator: Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966

EBook No.: 20916

Published: Mar 27, 2007

Downloads: 1513

Language: English

Subject: Fairy tales

Subject: Arabs -- Folklore

Subject: Folklore -- Arab countries

Subject: Tales -- Arab countries

Subject: Fairy tales -- Arab countries

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:20916:3 2007-03-27T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Parrish, Maxfield Smith, Nora Archibald Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith en 1