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Tales of the East : comprising the most popular romances of oriental origin, and the best imitations by European authors : with new translations, and additional tales, never before published. To which is prefixed an introductory dissertation ... / by Henry Weber.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection GR265 .W42 v.1-3
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weber, Henry, 1783-1816.
- Language:
- English
- Multiple languages
- Subjects (All):
- Tales--Asia--Translations into English.
- Tales.
- Asia.
- Penn Provenance:
- Parsons, Coleman O. (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 3 volumes ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : J. Ballantyne and company, 1812.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Arabian nights' entertainments [from the French version of A. Galland] New Arabian nights [from the French version of D. Chavis and J. Cazotte]
- v. 2. Continuation of the New Arabian nights. Persian tales [from the translation of F. Pétis de la Croix] Persian tales of Inatulla of Delhi [tr. by A. Dow] Oriental tales [by A. C. P., comte de Caylus] The history of Nourjahad [by Mrs. Frances Sheridan] Additional tales from the Arabian nights.
- v. 3. Mogul tales [by T. S. Gueulette] Turkish tales [from the translation of F. Pétis de la Croix] Tartarian tales; Chinese tales [by T. S. Gueulette] Tales of the genii [by J. Ridley] The history of Abdalla, the son of Hanif [by J. P. Bignon]
- Cited in:
- Block, A. Engl. novel (1961 ed.), p.249
- OCLC:
- 3132118
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