The arabian nights amazonclassics edition audiobook by. The arabian nights also known as the 1001 arabian nights have inspired writers the world over. Cinderella and other stories from the blue fairy book andrew lang. Project gutenbergs the arabian nights entertainments, by andrew lang. The arabian nights entertainments edited by andrew lang 1898 contents start reading. Its a celebration of the arts and culture of japan, and a portrait of tea ceremony, the way of tea, as the pinnacle of japanese spirituality and artistic life. The andrew lang lectures at the university of st andrews are named after him. Stevensons new arabian nights andrew lang a medieval middleeastern literary epic which tells the story of scheherazade, a sassanid queen, who.
You can listen to another story on that is a little bit like it. The arabian nights by andrew lang free ebook manybooks. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Designed to appeal to the book lover, the macmillan collectors library is a series of beautifully bound pocketsized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Now the arabian nights, some of which, but not nearly all, are given in this volume, are only fairy tales of the east. The arabian nights is a magnificent collection of ancient tales told by the sultana scheherazade, who relates them as entertainment for her jealous and murderous husband, hoping to keep him amused and herself alive.
The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as andrew langs coloured fairy books or andrew langs fairy books of many colors. The first of his collections was the blue fairy book 1889, for which lang pulled together tales from the brothers grimm, madame daulnoy, the arabian nights, and many other sources. Last night, i sat down with my two 8years olds and started reading the first chapter. The collection, or at least certain stories drawn from it or purporting to be drawn from it, became widely known in the west from the 18th century, after it was translated from the arabic first into french and then into english and. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. What i didnt know is that the unabridged label meant that that the abridged and cleansed childrens version, also known as arabian nights fairy tales from 1001 nights. They have existed for thousands of years, consisting of tales told in persia, arabia, india and asia. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the arabian nights. The arabian nights by andrew lang the book of the thousand nights and a night 1885, subtitled a plain and literal translation of the arabian nights entertainments, is a celebrated english language translation of one thousand and one nights the arabian nights a collection of middle eastern and south asian stories and folk tales compiled in arabic during the islamic golden age 8th. Contains andrew langs arabian nights enterntainments and a chapter from kate douglas wiggins compilation of the arabian nights. The book of tea is much more than a book about tea. Lang published several collections of traditional tales, collectively known as andrew langs fairy books. Andrew lang 1844 1912 the arabian nights is a collection of persoarabic folk tales and other stories. New the arabian nights andrew lang deluxe softcover edition paper mill press ebay.
Andrew lang was born in selkirk, scotland on 31 march 1844, eldest son of jane plenderleath sellar and john lang. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring. Arabian nights is also called 1001 arabian nights and this book has 271 beautifully written stories. These ancient stories are the contents of the fairy books. The collection was assembled by scottish folklorist andrew lang although authorship of the stories is unknown. Title page and front matter preface contents illustrations the arabian nights. I attatched an image of the table of contents incase anyone wants to see. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The arabian nights andrew lang version book cover translations matter.
In a town in persia there dwelt two brothers, one named cassim, the other ali baba. The arabian nights and millions of other books are available for instant. Choose the part of arabian nights which you want to read from the table of contents to get started. Stories from 1001 arabian nights is een boek van andrew lang. The arabian nights by andrew lang free at loyal books. Aladdin and the wonderful lamp the arabian nights entertainments by andrew lang 1844 1912 with a sorcerer, a chinese emperor, a beautiful princess, a. List of one thousand and one nights characters wikipedia.
The arabian nights entertainments classics illustrated. A little intimidated by the complete sixteen volume 1001 nights compendium translated by someone named burton despite the great deal on kindle, i did some searching for an unabridged bestof. Andrews, which now hosts the andrew lang lecture series in his honour. Aladdin and the wonderful lamp the blue fairy book. I used to read stories from 1001 arabian nights as a child and thought this book would be a great addition to our childrens library. The stories are told over a period of one thousand and one nights, and every night she ends the story with a suspenseful situation, forcing the king to keep her. People in france and england knew almost nothing about the arabian nights till the reigns of queen anne and george i. The stories of one thousand and one nights was what i was actually getting. In this book the arabian nights are translated from the french version of monsieur galland, who dropped out the poetry and a great deal of what the arabian authors thought funny, though it seems wearisome to us. Tales from the arabian nights by andrew lang, paperback.
And that was the story of the third voyage of sinbad. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Read arabian nights online, free books by andrew lang. Young andrews education started at the selkirk grammar school. Andrew lang continuing my longstanding classics kick, i returned to an old childhood favorite, the arabian nights. Ali baba and the forty thieves from the 1001 nights. Andrew lang fba 31 march 1844 20 july 1912 was a scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. In this selection made by that master of folklore and fairytale andrew lang, the reader. In the introduction of this edition, lang writes about how his own books of fairy tales the color fairy book series feature tales for children, but a 1001 nights was more for adults, with events supposed to be set 786808 a. The collection, or at least certain stories drawn from it or purporting to be drawn from it, became widely known in the west from the 18th century, after it was translated from the arabic first into french and then into english and other european languages. Neither the verses nor the dull pieces are given in this book. The arabian nights by anonymous goodreads share book. Andrew langs fairy books were edited by folklorist andrew lang, who is often credited as the author.
Project gutenberg s the arabian nights entertainments, by andrew lang. The arabian nights also known as the 1001 arabian nights have inspired writers the world over with the ancient power of story. The book of the thousand and one nights by john crocker expurgated sir burtons 1885 translation, annotated for english study. The people of asia, arabia, and persia told them in their own way, not for children, but. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. In this book the stories are shortened here and there. When folklorist andrew lang had a version published in 1898, he named it the arabian nights entertainments. Choose the part of arabian nights which you want to.
I attatched an image of the table of contents incase anyone wants to see that. Written by andrew lang, audiobook narrated by neil shah. Unfortunately illustrator is not known pretty often situation in 19th century. The arabian nights by andrew lang at project gutenberg. The sinbad stories are part of the 1001 nights, a series of amazing and magical tales which were told by the princess of storytellers, scheherazade to her husband the sultan. Aladdin aladdin and the wonderful lamp arabian nights. I havent read these since i was a child but can say that the stories influenced me greatly. The project gutenberg etext of the arabian nights entertainments. A plain and literal translation of the arabian nights entertainments. Arabian nights or one thousand and one nights andrew lang. If you are interested in purchasing this book or just have some questions please. The book of dreams and ghosts is an entertaining horror fiction composed of short stories. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
The arabian nights stories are some of the worlds great treasures. Andrew lang 18441912 the arabian nights is a collection of persoarabic folk tales and other stories. The arabian nights entertainments by andrew lang free ebook. Lang was a scottish poet and literary critic who wanted to share englishlanguage fairy tales with the masses.
Buy the arabian nights by lang, andrew from amazons fiction books store. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The arabian nights andrew lang version readers lane. Arabian nights is a popular book by andrew lang read arabian nights, free online version of the book by andrew lang. The arabian nights entertainments, by andrew lang, illust. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Cassim was married to a rich wife and lived in plenty, while ali baba had to maintain his wife and children by cutting wood in a neighboring forest and selling it in the town. Lets start with some public domain images from beautiful site. And so with little search and great trust, i landed on the andrew lang version and swiftly downloaded it. A new edition of arabian nights a collection of the most famous short stories of the massive 1,001 nights. The arabian nights is a collection of persoarabic folk tales and other stories. New the arabian nights andrew lang deluxe softcover. The blue fairy book by andrew lang aladdin and the wonderful lamp by traditional. Andrew lang 18441912 was a scots poet, novelist, and literary critic.