This collection includes: How Wand-fo was Saved, Marko's Smile, The Milk of Death, The Last Love of Princess Genji, The Man Who Loved the Nereids, Our Lady of the Swallows, Aphrodissia; the Widow, Kali Beheaded, The End of Marko Kraljevic, The Sadness of Cornelius Berg, and a Postscript by the Author. "From China to Japan, the Balkans to India, Oriental Tales addresses love, conquest, betrayal, murder, religion, and passion in an eloquent and exquisite telling."--Kirkus Reviews.

Oriental Tales is the first of two volumes compiled from the well-known collection of stories found in the Arabian Nights. The title reveals the intention of the author clearly as the stories in this book are abridged with the intention of highlighting the underlying messages of morality present in them. The author has therefore taken pains to select only those stories which have a strong message attached to them. Since Arabian Nights itself is a fairly exhaustive work of literature, a book like this is very handy for a quick reading of some of its most famous stories. There are a total of twelve different tales in Oriental Tales. Each of them retains the original essence of the plot with due weight given to the main characters and yet none of them run into more than a handful of pages. This is where the brilliance of the author shines through as the moral message and originality of these age old stories is retained even in brevity. Readers would be particularly pleased to find Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as well as Sinbad featured in this volume. Written in simple language, this title is ideally suited for all age groups. Those who are as yet deprived of the enticing tales of the East as found in the Arabian Nights can pick up Oriental Tales to get a head start on what the original work contains, while the title is perfect for children and young adults to get lost in the mesmerizing world of the characters and retain the moral values highlighted in each tale. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Oriental Tales, for the Entertainment of Youth: Selected From the Most Eminent English Writers Had great success in trade. At length, however, a violent storm tore to pieces many of his ships, which were coming home laden. About the same time some persons failing, who. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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