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flavored with the charm and vigor of a harvest celebration

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it's not necessary to have a scientific background to follow the gist of the story

One Thousand and One Arabian Nights Aladdin, Ali Baba, Sinbad and the Tales of Scheherazade (Gothic Fantasy) Format:Hardcover as Hadrian Marlowe at lastTales of the enchanting Thousand and One Nights have entered the folklore of the entire world but their origins lie in the Arabic and Indian oral traditions of the early middle ages. Their power to entice lies in the tenacity of the storyteller Scheherazade who weaves a new tale each night, to save herself from execution. Popular characters such as Aladdin, Ali Baba and Sinbad the sailor have become part of the Arabian Nights, added in later years,