Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights
By (Author) William Harvey
By (author) N. J. Dawood
Retold by N. J. Dawood
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin Classics
26th September 1996
26th September 1996
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Short stories
398.20953
Physical Properties
Paperback
208
Width 128mm, Height 198mm, Spine 13mm
157g
Description
Lively tales of magic and trickery, retold from the original Arabic. The ragamuffin Aladdin finds an old lamp which makes his fortune; a prince disappears on a flying horse; a falcon proves wiser than a king . . . These tales of kings and princes, magicians, and talking beasts, which were daily entertainment in India, Persia and Arabia over a thousand years ago, are retold especially for children in this vivid, fresh collection. Complete and unabridged.
Author Bio
N.J. Dawood founded The Arabic Advertising & Publishing Company in 1959, which is now one of the major producers of Arabic typesetting outside of the Middle East. He is best known for his translation of the Koran, the first in contemporary English, for the Penguin Classics in 1956. It has now sold over a million copies. N.J. Dawood founded The Arabic Advertising & Publishing Company in 1959, which is now one of the major producers of Arabic typesetting outside of the Middle East. He is best known for his translation of the Koran, the first in contemporary English, for the Penguin Classics in 1956. It has now sold over a million copies.
