The Arabian Nights Entertainments by Unknown de Loyal Books
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A collection of folklore stories accumulated during the Islamic Golden Age, The Arabian Nights Entertainments has entertained and fascinated readers for centuries. The book centers on a frame story concerning the sultan Shahrayah and his wife Scheherazade, who cleverly narrates captivating stories to her husband each night in order to save herself from his retribution and live another day. As a result the book encourages the literary technique of a story within a story. The frame story begins when the sultan Shahrayar learns of his brother’s adulterous wife and subsequently discovers his own wife is guilty of infidelity. Overwhelmed by fury, he has his wife executed and in his moment of grief and bitterness declares that all women are the same. Hence begins his pledge to marry a virgin bride each night only to have her executed the next morning in order to prevent the possibility of betrayal. Accordingly, Shahrayar carries out his promise and executes many young women, until there are none left except for the daughters of his trusted vizier, whose responsibility is to provide the virgins. To his dismay and reluctance, his daughter Scheherazade steps in and offers herself as the next bride, however, Scheherazade devises a clever strategy in hopes of putting an end to the sultan’s wrath. On each night she begins to tell a story to the sultan, but does not finish it until the following night, which is then immediately followed by the beginning of another. Therefore, as she weaves one story into the next, she leaves the sultan in a state of curiosity eager to hear each story’s conclusion. Scheherazade tells stories on various topics including love, comedy, burlesque, fantasy, mythology, horror, destiny and many more. Apart from serving as a means of entertainment, The Arabian Nights Entertainments is notable for its didactic purpose, as many of the stories include moral lessons that genuinely stimulate the mind of the reader. Although most distinguished for its stories “Aladdin”, “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”, and “The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor”, the book contains many other stories which are appealing to both younger and older readers. Nevertheless, the book has remained a timeless piece of literature which has influenced many cultures and writers, and has been the inspiration for countless film adaptations.
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35 - 00 – The Publisher’s Preface Tue, 02 Jan 2024 - 0h
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34 - 01 – The Arabian Nights Entertainments Mon, 01 Jan 2024 - 0h
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33 - 02 – The Ass, the Ox, and the Labourer Sun, 31 Dec 2023 - 0h
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32 - 03 – The Merchant and the Genie Sat, 30 Dec 2023 - 0h
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31 - 04 – The Story of the First Old Man and the Hind Fri, 29 Dec 2023 - 0h
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30 - 05 – The Story of the Second Old Man and the Two Black Dogs Thu, 28 Dec 2023 - 0h
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29 - 06 – The Story of the Fisherman Wed, 27 Dec 2023 - 0h
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28 - 07 – The Story of the Grecian King and the Physician Douban Tue, 26 Dec 2023 - 0h
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27 - 08 – The Story of the Husband and the Parrot Mon, 25 Dec 2023 - 0h
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26 - 09 – The Story of the Vizier that was Punished Sun, 24 Dec 2023 - 0h
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25 - 10 – The History of the Young King of the Black Isles Sat, 23 Dec 2023 - 0h
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24 - 11 – Story of the Three Calend Fri, 22 Dec 2023 - 0h
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23 - 12 – The History of the First Calender Thu, 21 Dec 2023 - 0h
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22 - 13 – The Story of the Second C Wed, 20 Dec 2023 - 0h
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21 - 14 – The Story of the Envious Man, and of him that he Envied Tue, 19 Dec 2023 - 0h
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20 - 15 – The History of the Third Calender, part a Mon, 18 Dec 2023 - 0h
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19 - 16 – The History of the Third Calender, part b Sun, 17 Dec 2023 - 0h
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18 - 17 – The Story of Zobeide Sat, 16 Dec 2023 - 0h
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17 - 18 – The Story of Amene Fri, 15 Dec 2023 - 0h
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16 - 19 – The Story of Sinbad the Voyager Thu, 14 Dec 2023 - 0h
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15 - 20 – The First Voyage Wed, 13 Dec 2023 - 0h
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14 - 21 – The Second Voyage Tue, 12 Dec 2023 - 0h
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13 - 22 – The Third Voyage Mon, 11 Dec 2023 - 0h
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12 - 23 – The Fourth Voyage Sun, 10 Dec 2023 - 0h
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11 - 24 – The Fifth Voyage Sat, 09 Dec 2023 - 0h
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10 - 25 – The Sixth Voyage Fri, 08 Dec 2023 - 0h
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9 - 26 – The Seventh and Last Voyage Thu, 07 Dec 2023 - 0h
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8 - 27 – The Three Apples Wed, 06 Dec 2023 - 0h
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7 - 28 – The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband Tue, 05 Dec 2023 - 0h
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6 - 29 – The Story of Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Hossun, part a Mon, 04 Dec 2023 - 0h
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5 - 30 – The Story of Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Hossun, part b Sun, 03 Dec 2023 - 0h
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4 - 31 – The Story of Noor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Hossun, part c Sat, 02 Dec 2023 - 0h
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3 - 32 – The History of Ganem, Son of Abou Ayoub, and Known by the Surname of Love’s Slave, part a Fri, 01 Dec 2023 - 0h
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2 - 33 – The History of Ganem, Son of Abou Ayoub, and Known by the Surname of Love’s Slave, part b Thu, 30 Nov 2023 - 0h
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1 - 34 – The History of Ganem, Son of Abou Ayoub, and Known by the Surname of Love’s Slave, part c Wed, 29 Nov 2023 - 0h