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His complaint about unfair fortune brings him face to face with Sindbad the Sailor, whose seven voyages lead across dangerous seas to strange islands and sudden turns of luck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround these adventures, Shahrazad tells King Shahriyar stories to save herself and other women, stopping each night at dawn. Genies enter ordinary lives, merchants face uncertain fortunes, and Harun al-Rashid walks Baghdad in disguise with his vizier Jafar. 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Each night, she tells him stories, hoping to save herself and the women of his kingdom. Andrew Lang’s The Arabian Nights Entertainments gathers tales from the Middle East and beyond, with one story opening inside another. Here, a clever mind can matter more than strength, and danger can rise from a sealed bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the Merchant and the Genie, and the Fisherman who must outwit an angry spirit. Follow Sinbad the Sailor into monster-haunted seas, Aladdin toward a magic lamp, and Ali Baba toward a robbers’ secret cave. These adventures bring wealth, power, and peril within reach of ordinary people. Their choices invite you to wonder who sees danger clearly—and who knows how to survive it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA storyteller’s courage\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Scheherazade place her hope in stories as she faces a ruler who trusts no one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMagic with sharp edges\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover genies and lamps that bring danger as well as the promise of power.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe pull of adventure\u003c\/strong\u003e – Sail with Sinbad through strange creatures, sudden peril, and the longing to travel again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWit against strength\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Morgiana, whose eye for small signs of danger makes her quick thinking matter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStories within stories\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow tales that open into other tales, drawing you from one uncertain fate to another.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for adventure lovers, parents reading aloud, and readers curious about the stories behind genies and magic lamps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now, and let Scheherazade draw you into her first story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534569505116,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/01332_en_ebook-front_c15.jpg?v=1792174901"},{"product_id":"the-arabian-nights-their-best-known-tales","title":"Tausendundeine Nacht: Ihre bekanntesten Geschichten","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the next story you tell is the only thing keeping you alive?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScheherazade marries the dangerous King Shahryar and keeps herself alive by telling stories night after night. 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