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Arabian Nights is a classic collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folktales, compiled and translated into English by the British explorer, translator, and writer Richard F. Burton.First published in 1885, the collection contains some of the most popular and well-known tales from Arabic and Persian literature, such as Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and Sinbad the Sailor. Burton's translation is notable for its frankness and attention to detail, as well as its attempts to capture the original Arabic and Persian language and cultural nuances.

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    A Hardback by Richard Burton

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      Publisher Fingerprint! Publishing
      Published 7 January 2023
      ISBN-13 9789358561173
      978-9358561173
      ISBN-10 9358561173
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      Classics Fantasy

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      Book Synopsis
      Arabian Nights is a classic collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folktales, compiled and translated into English by the British explorer, translator, and writer Richard F. Burton.First published in 1885, the collection contains some of the most popular and well-known tales from Arabic and Persian literature, such as Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and Sinbad the Sailor. Burton's translation is notable for its frankness and attention to detail, as well as its attempts to capture the original Arabic and Persian language and cultural nuances.

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