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One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
Geraldine McCaughrean
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Description for One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
Paperback. A completely original version of the Arabian Nights Stories by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean. In order to delay her inevitable execution, Queen Shaharazad tells her murdering husband, King Shahryar, an exciting story every night. She tells her wonderful stories until the King realizes that he won't be able to live without them.. Illustrator(s): Fowler, Rosamund. Series: Oxford Story Collections. Num Pages: 288 pages, black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: 4KHJ; 5AK; YFA; YFJ; YQN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
This is a completely original version of the "Arabian Nights Stories" by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean. In order to delay her inevitable execution, Queen Shaharazad tells her murdering husband, King Shahryar, a wonderfully exciting story every night. The King is used to a new wife every day, only to put her to death the following day, but finds himself so intrigued in the magical stories Shaharazad tells, he can't bring himself to kill her. Night after night she tells her wonderful stories until the King starts to realize that he won't be able to live without them...
This is a completely original version of the "Arabian Nights Stories" by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean. In order to delay her inevitable execution, Queen Shaharazad tells her murdering husband, King Shahryar, a wonderfully exciting story every night. The King is used to a new wife every day, only to put her to death the following day, but finds himself so intrigued in the magical stories Shaharazad tells, he can't bring himself to kill her. Night after night she tells her wonderful stories until the King starts to realize that he won't be able to live without them...
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Oxford Story Collections
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192750136
SKU
V9780192750136
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