- Publisher: Bodleian
- Year: 2019
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 256pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 249x199mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 1kg
- ISBN: 9781851245017
- Product code: 537437
Sindbad the Sailor & Other Stories from the Arabian Nights
New Hardback Illustrated
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Often wise and always beguiling, the stories from the Arabian Nights, written during the Islamic Golden Age, have long captivated readers. Retold by Laurence Housman (1865–1959) and sumptuously illustrated by Edmund Dulac (1882–1953), this edition presents four of the best-known tales, Sindbad the Sailor, Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp, The Story of Three Calendars and The Sleeper Awakened.
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The much-loved tales from 'The Thousand and One Nights' first appeared in English translation in the early nineteenth century. The popularity of these ancient and beguiling tales set against the backdrop of Baghdad, a city of wealth and peace, stoked the widespread enthusiasm for and scholarly interest in eastern arts and culture, which had been a dominant fashion in Europe for almost a century.
Four of the most well-known tales, translated by Laurence Housman, are reproduced in this collector's edition: 'Sindbad the Sailor', 'Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp', 'The Story of the Three Calenders' and 'The Sleeper Awakened'. Each is illustrated with exquisite watercolours by the renowned artist Edmund Dulac. The sumptuous illustrations reproduced here capture the beauty and timeless quality of these alluring stories, made at the zenith of early twentieth-century book illustration.
Four of the most well-known tales, translated by Laurence Housman, are reproduced in this collector's edition: 'Sindbad the Sailor', 'Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp', 'The Story of the Three Calenders' and 'The Sleeper Awakened'. Each is illustrated with exquisite watercolours by the renowned artist Edmund Dulac. The sumptuous illustrations reproduced here capture the beauty and timeless quality of these alluring stories, made at the zenith of early twentieth-century book illustration.
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<p>Often wise and always beguiling, the stories from the <i>Arabian Nights</i>, written during the Islamic Golden Age, have long captivated readers. Retold by Laurence Housman (1865–1959) and sumptuously illustrated by Edmund Dulac (1882–1953), this edition presents four of the best-known tales, <i>Sindbad the Sailor</i>, <i>Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp</i>, <i>The Story of Three Calendars</i> and <i>The Sleeper Awakened</i>.</p>
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Illus. Edmund Dulac, Trans. Laurence Housman
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