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Editor sP reface coloured and dishevelled; and with damsels as beautiful as the shining moon, with eyes like those of gazelles, cheeks like anemonies, mouths like the seal of Solomon, and figures like the waving branch. The stories also describe Oriental cities crowned with domes and minarets, subterranean abodes, flying Genii; and verdant gardens in which are flowing rivers, blossoming flowers, a... More

Editor sP reface coloured and dishevelled; and with damsels as beautiful as the shining moon, with eyes like those of gazelles, cheeks like anemonies, mouths like the seal of Solomon, and figures like the waving branch. The stories also describe Oriental cities crowned with domes and minarets, subterranean abodes, flying Genii; and verdant gardens in which are flowing rivers, blossoming flowers, and trees full of birds proclaiming the praises of Allah theO ne, theO mnipotent. The pages of the original Lane edition are illustrated with the delicate drawings of William Harvey, who in true Oriental spirit depicts the buildings, costumes and life of Mohammedans. As it is almost impossible to reproduce satisfactorily these old engravings, coloured illustrations are here substituted for the Harvey drawings. Several of the stories included will be new to most children. Of these areT heS tory of the City of Brass, which relates the search for bottled Genii; The Adventures of Hassan of Balsora, which describes the wonders of the enchanted Islands of Wak Wak, and the humorous stcry oi Caliph the Fisherman. Two stories, A ldddin and All 3aba, are not included in the Cairo text, and as an edition for children of the Arabian Nighty would be incomplete without these tales I have added tbero, editing the versions of Jonathan Scott, translated from the French of Galland. In rendering these stories I have retained the original language as far as possible. The familiar forms of proper names are given instead of Lane smore accurate but uninteresting transliterations, andE nglish equivalents have been substituted for some A rabic words.
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