Project Gutenberg 2003-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 38 Meredith, George 1828 1909 The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 2 This etext was produced by Pat Castevans and David Widger "The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 2" by George Meredith is a novel written in the late 19th century, reflecting the Victorian era's literary style and ambitions. The book is an adventure fantasy that follows the whimsical and satirical journey of Shibli Bagarag as he seeks to shave the enchanted Shagpat, a figure who embodies the excessive vanity and folly of a whole kingdom under the spell of his magical hair. In this volume, the narrative progresses as Shibli Bagarag becomes betrothed to the wise Noorna bin Noorka, who propels him into a series of fantastic adventures. He must obtain a magical sword from the mountains of Aklis, defeat the powerful Shagpat, and overcome various sorcerous challenges. The story intricately weaves themes of love, ambition, and the pursuit of greatness as Shibli navigates his quest, aided by his betrothed and a range of magical and whimsical characters. The vibrant language and humor attract readers, while the underlying commentary on vanity and ambition resonates with timeless relevance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fantasy fiction, English Arab countries -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 116322 116231 2024-10-02T12:27:09.822895 2023-10-02T10:38:32.327208 text/html text/html 116315 116224 2024-10-02T12:27:10.054885 2023-10-02T10:38:32.471200 text/html text/html 138322 2024-10-02T12:27:17.609826 application/epub+zip 138637 2024-10-02T12:27:14.349851 application/epub+zip 103607 2024-10-02T12:27:12.516900 application/epub+zip 357725 2024-10-02T12:27:19.765845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347634 2024-10-02T12:27:16.609878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295859 2022-09-02T14:30:13.057682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101505 101465 2024-10-02T12:27:09.547883 2023-10-02T10:38:32.159198 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 96477 2020-12-28T00:40:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37915 2020-12-28T00:40:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19032 2024-10-02T12:27:20.186812 application/rdf+xml 24888 2024-10-02T12:27:13.432851 image/jpeg 5043 2024-10-02T12:27:12.991850 image/jpeg 140421 2024-10-02T12:27:10.065882 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