Project Gutenberg 2000-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 51 Edgeworth, Maria 1767 1849 Edgeworth, Eliza Morley, Henry 1822 1894 Murad the Unlucky, and Other Tales Introduction -- Murad the Unlucky -- The Limerick Gloves -- Madame de Fleury. David Price "Murad the Unlucky" by Maria Edgeworth is a collection of tales written during the early 19th century that explores themes of fortune, fate, and human character. The stories often focus on contrasting characters, particularly through the titular figure, Murad, who is described as the embodiment of misfortune, and his brother Saladin, who is depicted as fortunate. The narratives reflect on how individual choices and circumstances shape one’s destiny, while addressing societal perceptions of luck and success. The beginning of "Murad the Unlucky" introduces us to the grand seignior of Constantinople, who, curious about the nature of luck, decides to investigate the stories of two men—Murad the Unlucky and Saladin the Lucky. As the sultan and his vizier discuss fate, they encounter Murad, who is lamenting over a broken vase, revealing his long history of misfortune, beginning from his birth. Murad recounts his father's omens of doom, his brother's contrasting luck, and a series of disastrous events that befall him. The sultan's interest in Murad's story sets the stage for a deeper exploration of how one's perceived fortune or misfortune is tied to their actions and choices throughout their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PR PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 305225 305216 2024-09-01T12:15:14.990665 2023-10-01T11:04:37.627026 text/html text/html 313367 2021-11-22T03:49:14 text/html 177865 2024-09-01T12:15:20.948617 application/epub+zip 179019 2024-09-01T12:15:16.521629 application/epub+zip 179017 2024-09-01T12:15:15.595635 application/epub+zip 345313 2024-09-01T12:15:24.050627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331388 2024-09-01T12:15:20.229609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331540 2022-09-01T13:53:47.350915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290877 290883 2024-09-01T12:15:14.548670 2023-10-01T11:04:37.251028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 290609 2021-11-22T03:49:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19373 2024-09-01T12:15:24.195582 application/rdf+xml 16608 2024-09-01T12:15:15.959634 image/jpeg 4095 2024-09-01T12:15:15.771642 image/jpeg 108314 2021-11-22T03:49:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 111942 2021-11-22T03:49:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 174120 2024-09-01T12:15:15.018724 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia