ARABIAN SOCIETY IN THE MIDDLE AGES STUDIES FROM THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS BY EDWARD WILLIAM LANE HON. DOCTOR OF LITERATURE, LEYDEN CORRESPONDANT DE L'INSTITUT DE FRANCE EDITED BY HIS GRANDNEPHEW STANLEY LANE-POOLE

This book is a lengthy look at how various Arab societies across the Middle East and beyond flourished and lived during medieval times.

The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. From the epic adventures of -Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp- to the farcical -Young Woman and her Five Lovers- and the social criticism of -The Tale of the Hunchback-, the stories depict a fabulous world of all-powerful sorcerers, jinns imprisoned in bottles and enchanting princesses. But despite their imaginative extravagance, the Tales are anchored to everyday life by their realism, providing a full and...

This is Edward Lanes 1840 English-language translation of "One Thousand and One Nights", a collection of South Asian and Middle Eastern folk tales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. It was anthologised over hundreds of years by a variety of scholars, authors, and translators across Asia and North Africa, with the stories having roots in medieval Persian, Arabic, Mesopotamian, Jewish, Indian, and Egyptian folklore. Beautifully illustrated by Stuart Orr, this classic collection is ideal for bedtime reading material and not to be missed by lovers of folklore. Edward William Lane (1801 -...

This is Edward Lanes 1840 English-language translation of "One Thousand and One Nights", a collection of South Asian and Middle Eastern folk tales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. It was anthologised over hundreds of years by a variety of scholars, authors, and translators across Asia and North Africa, with the stories having roots in medieval Persian, Arabic, Mesopotamian, Jewish, Indian, and Egyptian folklore. Beautifully illustrated by Stuart Orr, this classic collection is ideal for bedtime reading material and not to be missed by lovers of folklore. Edward William Lane (1801 -...