One thousand and one Arabian nights / Geraldine McCaughrean ; illustrated by Rosamund Fowler.
By: McCaughrean, Geraldine
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Contributor(s): Fowler, Rosamund [ill.].
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999Description: 280 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 0192750135.Subject(s): Fairy tales | Folklore -- Arab countries | Arabs -- FolkloreSummary: King Shahryar kills a new wife every night because he is afraid she will stop loving him. But his new bride Shahrazad has a clever plan to save herself. Her nightly stories -- of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and many other heroes and villains -- are so engrossing that King Shahryar has to postpone her execution again and again...Summary: This illustrated edition brings together all the Arabian Nights tales in an original retelling by award-winning author Geraldine MacCaughrean.
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King Shahryar kills a new wife every night because he is afraid she will stop loving him. But his new bride Shahrazad has a clever plan to save herself. Her nightly stories -- of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and many other heroes and villains -- are so engrossing that King Shahryar has to postpone her execution again and again...
This illustrated edition brings together all the Arabian Nights tales in an original retelling by award-winning author Geraldine MacCaughrean.
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