The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night

by Richard Francis Burton

Overview

The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night: a plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments. Translated and annotated by Richard F. Burton; illustrated by Albert Letchford. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night - The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (1885), subtitled A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, is a celebrated English language translation of One Thousand and One Nights (the “Arabian Nights”) – a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age (8th-13th centuries) – by the British explorer and Arabist Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9786050456240
Publisher:	Richard Francis Burton
Publication date:	06/12/2016
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was an English explorer, author, translator, linguist, and orientalist. Though he published over forty books and countless articles during his life, only two were original works. He is best known for his translations, in particular his translations of One Thousand and One Nights and The Kama Sutra.