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Arabic folktales
Back in ancient times the Arab people were leading the world in science, culture, education and medicine. A lot of their inventions, such as digits, are still used today.
The collection of Arab folktales consists of three books with 54 folktales.
The collection of Arab folktales consists of three books with 54 folktales.
The Arabian Nights /One Thousand and One Nights/
Notes: This book holds some of the folktales form the Arabian Nights Entertainments. Selected and edited by Andrew Lang, these folktales are simplified and shortened, making them more suitable for children.
Author: Anonymous
Editor: Andrew Lang
Published: 1918
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co
Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental
Notes: Contains 13 folktales from the Orient.
Author: Charles John Tibbitts
Published: 1889
Publisher: W. W. Gibbings, London
The Oriental Story Book
Notes: Contains seven long Oriental folktales.
Author: Wilhelm Hauff
Translator: G. P. Quackenbos
Published: 1855
Publisher: D. Appleton and Company,
346 & 348 Broadway, New York
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