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The Arabian Nights was introduced to Europe in a French translation by Antoine Galland in 1704, and rapidly attained a unique popularity. There are even accounts of the translator being roused from sleep by bands of young men under his windows in Paris, importuning him to tell them another story.The learned world at first refused to believe that M. Galland had not invented the tales. But he had really discovered an Arabic manuscript from sixteenth-century Egypt, and had consulted Oriental story-tellers. In spite of inaccuracies and loss of color, his twelve volumes long remained classic in France, and formed the basis of our popular translations.A more accurate version, corrected from the Arabic, with a style admirably direct, easy, and simple, was published by Dr. Jonathan Scott in 1811. This is the text of the present edition.The Moslems delight in stories, but are generally ashamed to show a literary interest in fiction. Hence the world's most delightful story book has come to us with but scant indications of its origin. Critical scholarship, however, has been able to reach fairly definite conclusions.The reader will be interested to trace out for himself the similarities in the adventures of the two Persian queens, Schehera-zade, and Esther of Bible story, which M. de Goeje has pointed out as indicating their original identity (Encyclopædia Britannica, "Thousand and One Nights"). There are two or three references in tenth-century Arabic literature to a Persian collection of tales, called The Thousand Nights, by the fascination of which the lady Schehera-zade kept winning one more day's lease of life. A good many of the tales as we have them contain elements clearly indicating Persian or Hindu origin. But most of the stories, even those with scenes laid in Persia or India, are thoroughly Mohammedan in thought, feeling, situation, and action.The favorite scene is "the glorious city," ninth-century Bagdad, whose caliph, Haroun al Raschid, though a great king, and heir of still mightier men, is known to fame chiefly by the favor of these tales. But the contents (with due regard to the possibility of later insertions), references in other writings, and the dialect show that our Arabian Nights took form in Egypt very soon after the year 1450. The author, doubtless a professional teller of stories, was, like his Schehera-zade, a person of extensive reading and faultless memory, fluent of speech, and ready on occasion to drop into poetry. The coarseness of the Arabic narrative, which does not appear in our translation, is characteristic of Egyptian society under the Mameluke sultans. It would have been tolerated by the subjects of the caliph in old Bagdad no more than by modern Christians.More fascinating stories were never told. Though the oath of an Oriental was of all things the most sacred, and though Schah-riar had "bound himself by a solemn vow to marry a new wife every night, and command her to be strangled in the morning," we well believe that he forswore himself, and granted his bride a stay of execution until he could find out why the ten polite young gentlemen, all blind of the right eye, "having blackened themselves, wept and lamented, beating their heads and breasts, and crying continually, 'This is the fruit of our idleness and curiosity.'" To be sure, when the golden door has been opened, and the black horse has vanished with that vicious switch of his tail, we have a little feeling of having been "sold,"—a feeling which great art never gives. But we are in the best of humor; for were we not warned all along against just this foible of curiosity, and is not the story-teller smiling inscrutably and advising us to be thankful that we at least still have our two good eyes?

This will grab the attention of any child. Old Lady Gruilla and what she calls, the mangy horses, that she wants to get rid of so she can collect the money they inherited,.... old lady Gruilla and her mean son, Watson come across " Piper" a greyhound. They never expected this! You can enjoy the colorful pictures along with the story. My grandson says, "read it again, read it again."10% goes to the Animal Rsuce Center

This book is dedicated to all of the wonderful, caring and generous lovers of cats, kittens, dogs and puppies. They volunteer for charities who rescue and save these animals. I am so amazed by their determination and unselfish ways to give of themselves for others.The kittens were born into a nice home on a farm. There was lots of room for them to roam. There were cats and dogs and even a hog with piglets. It was difficult to keep that many animals in a home. Some had to be sent to a shelter to be adopted.

The world is a mysterious place to Faye Evergreen. After the disappearance of her brother, Ethan, shortly after moving to a small town in the mountains, Faye is determined to unlock the truth of that night. On the eve of her escape from her Aunt, she meets Lux, the handsome sentinel, whose fiery spirit lures Faye. She is brought into a magical world called Tarophy, where prophecies predicted her return ,she discovers this was more than what was bargained and that there's a price to pay. Feeling torn after she meets Kip, the Thor like God who was destined, more like betrothed to Faye, his very presence sends electrical currents that awaken every fiber of her being and Lux the bad boy who is borderline with his allegiance, yet there's something so deep that makes him irresistible and this yearning of desire to rescue him. Faye’s journey for seeking truth takes her to far off planets and different time periods. Being Queen is tougher than it looks, when beings of other galaxies wish her dead. Time travel, love and mythology wraps around a girl who is barely holding on to reality.

The Philippine Princess is based on a true story......my story.Born and raised in a beatiful, rural part of the philippines where life was simple but hard.Constant dreams about travel and meeting new friends and to make a better life.This story shows you that dreams can come true although there may be great hardships to encounter and conquer along the way.A beautiful and intimate story of one woman's journey to find happiness and love.

What is a mother’s love like? Your Mother’s Love, shows children many of the positive qualities of a mother’s love, using fun animals and nature illustrations. A silhouette of a mother, is used throughout the book as a gentle reminder to children, of the connection between a mother’s love, and the illustrated scenes included. Written in rhyming verse.This book can stand alone, or is part of a two book set – which includes; Your Father’s Love by Niki Alling. (Each book has different words and illustrations although related.)

John Edgeways is a good kid, but he is to distracted on his inventions, to focus in school or to control his brothers temper. And lately, finding a shooting star that goes by his window, John imagination is getting wild, as he discovers a rock, which helps him find a 7,000 year old book, containing information about a secret society in a parallel universe.

You're a witch. It's the dead of night. You're scared. You might even be found out. Suddenly, a flash of light dazzles you. A glowing translucent book has appeared before your eyes. You read its ice-like pages. They foretell the end of your magic ...even your life. What on earth are you going to do?Cordelia and her sister Mer have no choice but to fight back. Shockingly, they and their friends lives are now in grave peril. No one has ever managed to live by opposing the heartless Witches of Ice.

What is a father’s love like? Your Father’s Love, shows children many of the positive qualities of a father’s love, using fun animals and nature illustrations. A silhouette of a father, is used throughout the book as a gentle reminder to children, of the connection between a father’s love, and the illustrated scenes included. Written in rhyming verse.This book can stand alone, or is part of a two book set – which includes; Your Mother’s Love by Niki Alling. (Each book has different words and illustrations, although they are related.)