The adventures of Abdallah son of Hanif, who was sent by the Sultan of the Indies to discover the fountain of Borico, which restores past youth. Intermix'd with several curious and instructive histories. Part I. Containing I. Some Account of the good and bad Genii, Fairies, Sages, and Magicians. II. The beginning of Abdallah's Adventures. III. The most surprising History of Almoraddin and Zulikah, Queen of Barrostan. IV. The Indian Lady deliver'd from the Fire. V. The Indian-Virgin rescued from the Priests. VI. Several ways of accounting for Long Life. Vii. The little Girl Loulou's Story of the three great Fishes. Viii. The History of the King without a Nose. IX. The History of Rouschen a Persian-Lady, and her Voyage to the Topsy-Turvy Island. X. A Description of the World revers'd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bignon, Jean Paul, 1662-1743.

Standardized Title:

Avantures d'Abdalla. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abdalla, son of Hanif--Early works to 1800.

Abdalla, son of Hanif.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (32,[2],33-58,[2],59-82,[2]p. ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Adventures of Abdallah son of Hanif,

Place of Publication:

London : printed and sold by R. Newton in George's Court, St. John's Lane, and may be had of the Booksellers, and Printers, in the Country, [1729]

Notes:

Anonymous. By Jean Paul Bignon writing under the pseudonym of Mr. de Sandisson.

In three parts; parts II and III have their own titlepages which are not includes in the pagination, but the pagination and register of the text are continuous.

With a final contents leaf.

Price from imprint: price Three Pence.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T20566.

OCLC:

642529229