A medieval Middle-Eastern literary epic which tells the story of Scheherazade, a Sassanid Queen, who must relate a series of stories to her malevolent husband, the King, to delay her execution. 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 alive for another day. The individual stories were created over many centuries, by many people and in many styles, and they have become famous in their own right.

The Arabian Nights include fairy tales, fables, romances, farces, legends, and parables. They have existed for thousands of years, consisting of tales told in Persia, Arabia, India and Asia. The Arabian Nights (also known as The 1001 Arabian Nights) have inspired writers the world over. There are versions of these stories in many languages and they all convey the great sense of adventure, truth, fantastic imagination, justice, and faith embodied by the great civilizations that contributed stories and ideas to the collection. These are versions translated by Andrew Lang in 1897.

The Andrew Lang Version (published in 1897):

INTRODUCTION BY ANDREW LANG

THE ARABIAN NIGHTS PROLOGUE

THE STORY OF THE MERCHANT AND THE GENIE

THE STORY OF THE FIRST OLD MAN AND OF THE HIND

THE STORY OF THE SECOND OLD MAN, AND OF THE TWO BLACK DOGS

THE STORY OF THE FISHERMAN

THE STORY OF THE GREEK KING AND THE PHYSICIAN DOUBAN

THE STORY OF THE HUSBAND AND THE PARROT

THE STORY OF THE VIZIR WHO WAS PUNISHED

THE STORY OF THE YOUNG KING OF THE BLACK ISLES

STORY OF THE THREE KALENDARS, SONS OF KINGS, AND OF FIVE LADIES OF BAGHDAD

THE STORY OF THE FIRST KALENDAR, SON OF A KING

THE STORY OF THE SECOND KALENDAR, SON OF A KING

THE STORY OF THE ENVIOUS MAN AND OF HIM WHO WAS ENVIED

STORY OF THE THIRD KALENDAR, SON OF A KING

THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINDBAD THE SAILOR

THE FIRST VOYAGE OF SINBAD THE SAILOR

THE SECOND VOYAGE OF SINBAD THE SAILOR

THE THIRD VOYAGE OF SINBAD THE SAILOR

THE FOURTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD THE SAILOR

THE FIFTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD THE SAILOR

THE SIXTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD THE SAILOR

THE SEVENTH AND LAST VOYAGE OF SINBAD THE SAILOR

THE LITTLE HUNCHBACK

STORY OF THE BARBER’S FIFTH BROTHER

THE STORY OF THE BARBER’S SIXTH BROTHER

THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE CAMARALZAMAN AND THE PRINCESS BADOURA

NOUREDDIN AND THE FAIR PERSIAN

ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP

THE ADVENTURES OF HAROUN-AL-RASCHID, CALIPH OF BAGHDAD

THE STORY OF THE BLIND BABA-ABDALLA

THE STORY OF SIDI-NOUMAN

STORY OF ALI COLIA, MERCHANT OF BAGHDAD

THE ENCHANTED HORSE

THE STORY OF TWO SISTERS WHO WERE JEALOUS OF THEIR YOUNGER SISTER

You are told about the various levels of reading and how to achieve them �� from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading, you learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author's message, criticize. You are taught the different reading techniques for reading practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science.

Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests whereby you can measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension and speed.

This a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780671212094

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