The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called, in England; Volume 2

A classic collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories, including tales of Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sinbad the Sailor, translated into English by renowned orientalist Edward William Lane. The stories are woven together by the framing device of the clever queen Scheherazade, who tells the king a new tale each night in order to delay her own execution.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.