Arabian Nights Entertainment

Name: Arabian Nights Entertainment
Brand: Christianaudio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jonathan Scott
ISBN: 9781596449596

Author: Jonathan Scott

Narrator: Jonathan Scott

Unabridged: 8 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mission Audio

Published: 07/01/2010

Categories: Fiction, Fairy Tales & Legends, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

In an attempt to win the heart of her king and a nightly stay of execution, the beautiful and wise Scheherazade spares her life and enchants her husband with exotic tales of jinn, magic lamps, daring heroics and true love.First dated as early as the 9th century, this collection of stories-within-a-story, also called The Thousand and One Nights, is colorfully narrated and will charm listeners with the classic tales of Aladdin, Ali Baba, Sinbad and more.

About Jonathan Scott

Jonathan Scott is a professor of history at the University of Auckland. His publications include England's Troubles and When the Waves Ruled Britannia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kamron on November 29, 2021

This was a great introduction to the Arabian Nights tales. However, it is missing the conclusion to the framing story, introduced at the beginning, and it also does not include the “cliff-hangers” which the Queen uses to save her life each night. Apparently, the Richard Burton translation/edition is......more

Goodreads review by Jason on March 21, 2012

While the Robin Field version isn't technically the one I read, never-the-less I enjoyed this classical piece of Persian literature greatly.......more