Fairy Tales & Folklore

Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01

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  • 1890 first published
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Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01 is an 1890 folklore and fairy tales novel by Anonymous.

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About Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01

The main frame story concerns a king and his new bride. The king, Shahryar, upon discovering his ex-wife's infidelity executes her and then declares all women to be unfaithful. He begins to marry a succession of virgins only to execute each one the next morning. Scheherazade agrees to marry him and each night, beginning on the night of their marriage, she tells the king a tale but does not end it so that the king keeps her alive in order to hear the next tale. The stories proceed from this original tale; some are framed within other tales, while others begin and end of their own accord. Some editions contain only a few hundred tales, while others include 1001 or more stories and "nights." Well known stories from the Nights include Aladdin, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Who wrote Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01?

Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01 was written by Anonymous and first published in 1890.

What genre is Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01?

It is usually shelved as Fairy Tales & Folklore.

Is there a free audiobook of Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 13 h 29 min.

What books are similar to Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dracula, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass.

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