Catalog Search Results
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
"This Norton Critical Edition includes twenty-eight tales from The Arabian Nights translated by Husain Haddawy on the basis of the oldest existing Arabic manuscript. Few works of literature are as familiar and beloved as The Arabian Nights. Yet few remain also as unknown. In English, The Arabian Nights is a literary work of relatively recent date -- the first versions of the tales appeared in English barely two hundred years ago. The tales are accompanied...
22) Arabian Nights
Pub. Date
1999
Description
To cure a Prince's murderous madness, Scheherezade tells him a series of wonderous stories.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
A magnificent and richly illustrated volume--with a groundbreaking translation framed by illuminating commentary--of the most famous story collection of all time. A cornerstone of world literature and a monument to the power of storytelling, the Arabian Nights has inspired countless authors, from Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe to Naguib Mahfouz, Clarice Lispector, and Angela Carter. Now, in this lavishly designed and illustrated edition of The...
Author
Pub. Date
1978.
Description
Gnomes, fairies, and elves of every imaginable size, shape, and color spring to life in this marvelously illustrated guide to the fairy realm. Just one glance at the extensive table of contents reveals the scope and variety of fairy folklore explored here -- from Persian and Arabian romance to the mythology of Scandinavia, England, France, Germany, and Switzerland. Everything from Kelpies and Korrigans to Brownies, Bugaboos, and more is included....
34) Baby Santa's Christmas joy!: a celebration of the holiday spirit in poetry, photography, and music
Pub. Date
2001.
Description
A celebration of Christmas with poems, songs, quotations, and a music CD.