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"The Arabian Nights," some of which, but not nearly all, are given in this volume, are only fairy tales of the East. The people of Asia, Arabia, and Persia told them in their own way, not for children, but for grown-up people. There were no novels then, nor any printed books, of course; but there were people whose profession it was to amuse men and women by telling tales.

Stories from the Book:

Preface

The Arabian Nights

The Story of the Merchant and the Genius

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

The Story of the Three Calenders, Sons of Kings, and of Five Ladies of Bagdad

The Story of the First Calender, Son of a King

The Story of the Second Calender, Son of a King

The Story of the Envious Man and of Him Who Was Envied

The Story of the Third Calender, Son of a King

The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor

First Voyage

Second Voyage

Third Voyage

Fourth Voyage

Fifth Voyage

Sixth Voyage

Seventh and Last Voyage

The Little Hunchback

The 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 Bagdad

The Story of the Blind Baba-Abdalla

The Story of Sidi-Nouman

The Story of Ali Colia, Merchant of Bagdad

The Enchanted Horse

The Story of Two Sisters Who Were Jealous of Their Younger Sister

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About the Author:

Andrew Gabriel Lang was a prolific Scots man of letters. He was a poet, novelist, and literary critic, and a contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales.

A gifted student and avid reader, Lang went to the prestigious St Andrews University (now holding a lecture series in his honour every few years) and then to Balliol College, Oxford. He would later write about the city in Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes, published in 1880.

Moving to London at the age of 31, already a published poet, he started working as a journalist. His dry sense of humor, writing style and huge array of interests made him a popular editor and columnist and he was soon writing for The Daily Post, Time magazine and Fortnightly Review. It was whilst working in London that he met and married his wife Leonore Blanche Alleyne.

Amongst the most famous of Andrew Lang books are The Rainbow Fairy Books, growing from Lang's interest in myths and folklore which continued to grow as he and Leonore traveled through France and Italy hearing local legends. In the late 19th century, interest in the native fairy tales of Britain had declined and there were very few books recounting them for young readers. In fact, fairy tales and magical stories, in general, were being attacked by some educationalists as being harmful to children. It was to challenge this notion that Lang first began collecting fairy stories for the first of his colored fairy books, The Blue Fairy Book.

Whilst other folklorists collected stories directly from source, Lang set about gathering those stories which had already been recorded. This gave him time to collect a much greater breadth of fairy tales from all over the world, most from well-known writers such as the Brothers Grimm, Madame d'Aulnoy and others from less well-known sources. Whilst Lang also worked as the editor for his work and is often credited as its sole creator, the support of his wife, who transcribed and organized the translation of the text, was essential to the work's success.

The last Andrew Lang book, Highways and Byways of the Border remained unfinished after his death on 20th July 1912.