Aladdin

From the Eastern folk tales that make up the vast collection known as THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, certain stories—of Aladdin, Sindbad, and Ali Baba—have become everlasting favorites with children and a magical ingredient of Christmas pantomime.

First introduced to Europe in the early eighteenth century by the French orientalist, Antoine Galland, who translated and bowdlerized the stories to suit contemporary taste, this edition presents the fourteen best-known tales selected from an …