The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night (1923)
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The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night is a 1923 novel by Edward Powys Mathers and J. C. Mardrus.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night is a novel in which a layered collection of over four hundred interwoven tales are framed by the story of Scheherazade, who tells nightly stories to King Shahrayar to delay her execution. The work unfolds as a nested narrative—stories within stories—ranging from well-known adventures like Aladdin and Sinbad to more obscure tales. The collection still offers a vast spectrum of literary elements: fantasy, intrigue, humor, and philosophical depth. The stories span from simple fables to complex narratives.[1]
Publication history
The Thousand Nights and One Night was translated by Mardrus and Mathers and published in four volumes by Routledge & Kegan Paul.[1]