"A magnificent, unexpurgated edition of the greatest collection of folk tales in the world . . .
The Arabian Nights is not a book to be read in a week. It is an ocean of stories to be dipped into over a lifetime. And this new Penguin edition is the one to have."
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The Sunday Times (London)
"The translation . . . ought to become the standard one for the present century."
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The Times Literary Supplement "These magnificent volumes are the most ambitious and thorough translation into English of
The Arabian Nights since the age of Queen Victoria and the British Empire."
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The Guardian "This new translation of the world's greatest collection of folk stories restores their colour and verve."
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The Sunday Times (London)
