You may have read the story of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, or heard about the exploits of Sinbad the Sailor, but do you know about the Merchant and the Genie or the story of Beder, the Prince of Persia? All of these tales make up the intricate, exotic and fascinating story that is 1001 Nights. It all starts with the beautiful and intelligent Scheherazade, daughter of the Grand Vizier, who must try to save her own life by keeping her king amused and entertained. She weaves an intricate set of stories-within-stories, told over 1001 nights, full of passion, intrigue, magic and mystery. This is the uncensored translation from the original Arabic, guaranteed to transport you to a different time and place night after night.

Shahryar is a Persian monarch who finds his favorite wife in the arms of a slave. So infuriated was he by this that he found to bed a different virgin nightly and have her throat cut at dawn. The Grand Vizier's daughter, Scheherazade, is next on his list, but she bargains with the tyrant: She will tell him a story to cure his insomnia. By leaving each story - told here in rich detail - a cliffhanger at dawn, she manages to put off her demise... but for how long?

 

The Thousand and One Nights by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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