The Arabian Nights Entertainments

by Anonymous, Richard Francis Burton (Translator), Edward William Lane (Translator)

Part of the The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Collection of Easton Press.

Genres: Classics, Fantasy

674 pages, Leather Bound

Published January 1, 1981

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[Mia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comprehensive collection of tales with recurring thems of magic, love, sex, revenge and food. It was hard not to notice the consistent negative depiction of Africans though.