The Arabian Nights' Entertainments - Illustrated by Louis Rhead

Although Stevenson is perhaps most famous for Treasure Island Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The New Arabian Nights was his first published collection of fiction. First published in 1916 It is an English-translation of the One Thousand and One Nights an anthology of South Asian and Middle Eastern folk tales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. It was put together over hundreds of years by a variety of scholars authors and translators across Asia and North Africa with the stories having roots in medieval Persian Arabic Mesopotamian Jewish Indian and Egyptian folklore. Beautifully illustrated by Louis John Rhead this classic collection is ideal for bedtime reading material and not to be missed by lovers of folklore. Louis John Rhead (1857 - 1926) was an English-born American artist illustrator author and angler. Contents include: The Story of the Ass the Ox and the Laborer The Story of the Merchant and the Genie Story of the Blind Baba-Abdalla The Story of King Shahriar and Sheherazade The Little Hunchback The Enchanted Horse Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp The Story of the Husband and the Parrot and many more. Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in childrens literature - a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage classic illustrated books in high-quality colour editions so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.