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The Book of A Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights), Volume 01

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This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. The are an amalgam of mythology and folk tales from the Indian sub-continent, Persia, and Arabia. No original manuscript has ever been found for the collection, but several versions date the collection's genesis to somewhere between AD 800-900. The stories are wound together under the device of a long series of cliff-hangers told by Shahrazad to her husband Shahryar, to prevent him from executing her. Many tales that have become independently famous come from the Book, among them Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and the voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. This collection comes from the first of sixteen volumes translated by Burton.
(Based on Wikipedia article) (13 hr 39 min)

Chapters

Section One

33:54

Read by Peter Yearsley

Section Two

40:42

Read by Gesine

Section Three

38:00

Read by hefyd

Section Four

32:25

Read by hefyd

Section Five

39:35

Read by hefyd

Section Six

35:03

Read by hefyd

Section Seven

35:58

Read by Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit

Section Eight

34:59

Read by Ransom

Section Nine

37:37

Read by Anna Simon

Section Ten

31:19

Read by Kalynda

Section Eleven

34:28

Read by Kalynda

Section Twelve

34:10

Read by hefyd

Section Thirteen

37:47

Read by hefyd

Section Fourteen

34:29

Read by Priya, India

Section Fifteen

37:09

Read by R. S. Steinberg

Section Sixteen

34:36

Read by hefyd

Section Seventeen

30:18

Read by hefyd

Section Eighteen

34:12

Read by hefyd

Section Nineteen

34:39

Read by hefyd

Section Twenty

36:12

Read by hefyd

Section Twenty-One

33:34

Read by Melissa

Section Twenty-Two

40:40

Read by CalmDragon

Section Twenty-Three

37:54

Read by Peter Yearsley

Bewertungen

A Thousand + nights

(5 Sterne)

These stories are a treasure. Some are a little goarey but humor is well used to help. All the readers get a big thankyou from me. The whole family will enjoy this audio book. Oops! No, no, no, I mean those over ... say ... 18. I just listened again and its still a wonderfull book.

Excellent.

(5 Sterne)

I greatly enjoyed the stories. Can't wait for the second volume

Good book and readers

(3,5 Sterne)

Overall I found this to be a good book with good readers, however a few readers were somewhat distracting in regards to their even tone. But the main reason I did not fully enjoy tbis book is my lack of understanding of Islamic culture and its traxitions. This was my first exposure to both and am grateful to this book and recording for that rare pleasure in my life. Thank-you all in this endeavor.

(5 Sterne)

A wonderful translation read well. I do miss Burton's introduction and commentary, but not enough to lower my rating. If you think the tales are adult, you should see some of the notes.

One Thousand Nights and A Nigjt

(4 Sterne)

Most of the readers are very good; however some were so difficult to follow I skipped their chapters.

Very Enjoyable

(5 Sterne)

Listened to these stories and later narrated them to my wife. We both enjoyed them. Thank you

Captivating!

(5 Sterne)

Excellent readers, exquisite text. The biggest collection of the most fanciful tales you will ever encounter.

Very good presentation.

(5 Sterne)

Complete as far as I hear. My mother loved these.