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In the chronicles of the ancient dynasty of the Sassanidae, who reigned for about four hundred years, from Persia to the borders of China, beyond the great river Ganges itself, we read th… mais…

In the chronicles of the ancient dynasty of the Sassanidae, who reigned for about four hundred years, from Persia to the borders of China, beyond the great river Ganges itself, we read the praises of one of the kings of this race, who was said to be the best monarch of his time. His subjects loved him, and his neighbors feared him, and when he died he left his kingdom in a more prosperous and powerful condition than any king had done before him. The two sons who survived him loved each other tenderly, and it was a real grief to the elder, Schahriar, that the laws of the empire forbade him to share his dominions with his brother Schahzeman. Indeed, after ten years, during which this state of things had not ceased to trouble him, Schahriar cut off the country of Great Tartary from the Persian Empire and made his brother king. Now the Sultan Schahriar had a wife whom he loved more than all the world, and his greatest happiness was to surround her with splendour, and to give her the finest dresses and the most beautiful jewels. It was therefore with the deepest shame and sorrow that he accidentally discovered, after several years, that she had deceived him completely, and her whole conduct turned out to have been so bad, that he felt himself obliged to carry out the law of the land, and order the grand-vizir to put her to death. The blow was so heavy that his mind almost gave way, and he declared that he was quite sure that at bottom all women were as wicked as the sultana, if you could only find them out, and that the fewer the world contained the better. So every evening he married a fresh wife and had her strangled the following morning before the grand-vizir, whose duty it was to provide these unhappy brides for the Sultan. The poor man fulfilled his task with reluctance, but there was no escape, and every day saw a girl married and a wife dead. This behaviour caused the greatest horror in the town, where nothing was heard but cries and lamentations. In one house was a father weeping for the loss of his daughter, in another perhaps a mother trembling for the fate of her child; and instead of the blessings that had formerly been heaped on the Sultan's head, the air was now full of curses. Digital Content>E-books>Literature>Myth,Folklore>Mythology, Andrew Lang Digital >16<

ISBN: 9788892527904

This is Andrew Lang's 1898 English-language translation of One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of South Asian and Middle Eastern folk tales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. I… mais…

This is Andrew Lang's 1898 English-language translation of One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of South Asian and Middle Eastern folk tales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. It was anthologised over hundreds of years by a variety of scholars, authors, and translators across Asia and North Africa, with the stories having roots in medieval Persian, Arabic, Mesopotamian, Jewish, Indian, and Egyptian folklore. Beautifully illustrated by H. J. Ford, this classic collection is ideal for bedtime reading material and not to be missed by lovers of folklore. Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912) was a Scottish novelist, poet, literary critic, and anthropologist, most famous as a significant collector of folk stories and fairy tales. Other notable works by this author include: The Green Fairy Book (1892), The Yellow Fairy Book (1894), and The Pink Fairy Book (1897). The stories include: The Story of the Merchant and the Genius, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, The Enchanted Horse, The Little Hunchback, Story of the Blind Baba-Abdalla, The Story of Ali Cogia, Merchant of Bagdad, The Story of the Vizir who was Punished, The Story of the Husband and the Parrot, and many more. Pook Press celebrates the great 'Golden Age of Illustration' in children's literature - a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage classic illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old. Digital Content>E-books>Literature>Myth,Folklore>Mythology, Andrew Lang Digital >16<

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Sire, there was once upon a time a merchant who possessed great wealth, in land andmerchandise, as well as in ready money. He was obliged from time to time to take journeys toarrange his … mais…

Sire, there was once upon a time a merchant who possessed great wealth, in land andmerchandise, as well as in ready money. He was obliged from time to time to take journeys toarrange his affairs. One day, having to go a long way from home, he mounted his horse, takingwith him a small wallet in which he had put a few biscuits and dates, because he had to passthrough the desert where no food was to be got. He arrived without any mishap, and, havingfinished his business, set out on his return. On the fourth day of his journey, the heat of the sunbeing very great, he turned out of his road to rest under some trees. He found at the foot of alarge walnut-tree a fountain of clear and running water. He dismounted, fastened his horse to abranch of the tree, and sat by the fountain, after having taken from his wallet some of his datesand biscuits. When he had finished this frugal meal he washed his face and hands in the fountain. Digital Content>E-books>Classics>Myth & Folk>Mythology, Andrew Lang Digital >16<

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Do you want to read The Arabian Nights Entertainments? If so then keep reading...The central core of the stories concerns a Persian king and his new bride. The king has a brother who is a… mais…

Do you want to read The Arabian Nights Entertainments? If so then keep reading...The central core of the stories concerns a Persian king and his new bride. The king has a brother who is a vizier in faraway Samarcand, and he invites him to come to the palace for a visit. Just before his departure, the vizier is shocked to discover his wife's infidelity. Enraged, he kills her. Full of pain and grief, the vizier continues on to the court of his brother, the king. But, once arrived at his brother's palace, the vizier soon discovers the king's wife is also involved in an even more flagrant infidelity, which he reluctantly reports to him.What are you waiting for The Arabian Nights Entertainments is one click away, select the Buy Now button in the top right corner NOW! Digital Content>E-books>Literature>Myth,Folklore>Mythology, Andrew Lang Digital >16<