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Tales of the marvellous and news of the strange

2015
Book
A collection of the earliest known Arabic short stories. Dating from at least a millenium ago, they have survived in a single, ragged manuscript in a library in Istanbul, and include tales of monsters, lost princes, priceless jewels and shocking reversals of fortune.
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Reader ServicesReserve Non Fiction892.730108 TALPaperbackAvailable
Main title:
Tales of the marvellous and news of the strange / translated by Malcolm C. Lyons.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2015.London : Penguin Classics, 2015.
Collation:
496 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Arabic.
ISBN:
9780141395043 (pbk)
Dewey class:
892.730108
Language:
EnglishArabic
BRN:
1743736
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