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Illustration for the stories of the Arabian Nights.
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Flying demon - Gold-binding of demon flying over oriental city. From Andrew Lang's edited version of The Arabian Nights Entertainments 1908
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ANIMALS - flying horse<br>The Princess and Prince arrive at the Capital of Persha on the enchanted horse . Illustration by Ford to 'The Enchanted Horse' from 'The Arabian Nights'
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Arabian Nights - The History of the Envious Man, and the Man Envied. Lithographic illustration of circa 1890. The Fyler Townsend edition of The Arabian Nights
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Illustration to the the story, The Second Kalendar's Tale', fromthe Arabian Nights. Hand-coloured illustration by Lynd Ward, for Alexander Laing's 'The Haunted Omnibus', circa 1935.
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Their chief in a low but distinct voice uttered the two words &quotopen sesame" - Edward Dulac (1882-1953), was a book illustrator prominent during the so called &quotGolden Age of Illustration" (approximately the first quarter of the twentieth century).<br>©TopFoto
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Arabian Nights - The History of Camaralzaman - lithographic illustration of circa 1890 - The Flyer Townsend edition of The Arabian Nights
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Fairy Tales - Arabian Nights<br><br>Aladdin , with the Lamp.. Lithographic illustration of circa 1890 . The Fyer Townsend edition of The Arabian Nights .
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Fairy stories - Arabian Nights - The Old Man of the Sea - illustration by Ford to Andrew Lang's The Arabian Nights Entertainments, 1908
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Monsters - Genii - The Genii commands the young man to slay the Princess. From the Story of the Second Calender, The Arabian Nights 1908 ( Andrew Lang ) - illustrated by Ford
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FAIRYTALES - MONSTERS - ALADDIN<br>Aladdin in the Valley of the Serpents. Hand-coloured drawing by H. J. Ford, from the 1908 edition of Andrew Lang's The Arabian Nights Entertainments.<br>
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MONSTERS. Illustration by Ford to 'The Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor' - Andrew Lang edition of 'The Arabian Nights' 1908
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Illustrations of the Arabian Nights<br>by Kay Neilson, c.1911<br>The Book of One Thousand and One Nights is a medieval Middle-Eastern literary work. In English it is also known as The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night (an overliteral translation of the Arabic), One Thousand and One Nights, 1001 Arabian Nights, or Arabian Nights. It consists of a number of stories being told by Shahrazad (Shahrazade, or Shahrastini in Persian) to her husband.<br>©TopFoto<br>
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Kay Nielsen illustration from the children's book Arabian Nights - The Tale of the Fisherman and the Genie<br>1911
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Kay Nielsen illustration from the children's book Arabian Nights - The Tale of the Fisherman and the Genie<br>1911
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Sir Richard Francis Burton, British explorer, late 19th century. Burton's (1821-1890) extensive travels included a journey to Mecca, disguised as a Pathan, and an expedition to locate the source of the Nile, with John Hanning Speke. He also translated the Arabian Nights and the Kama Sutra into English. Burton was knighted in 1886. <br>Credit: Stapleton Historical Collection / HIP / TopFoto
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Richard Francis Burton, English explorer and orientalist, 1880. Burton's (1821-1890) extensive travels included a journey to Mecca, disguised as a Pathan, and an expedition to locate the source of the Nile, with John Hanning Speke. He also translated the 'Arabian Nights' and the 'Kama Sutra' into English. Burton was knighted in 1886. From 'Men of Mark' by Thompson Cooper. (London, c1880). <br>Credit: Ann Ronan Picture Library / HIP / TopFoto
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&quotCaptain Burton, Our Un-Commercial Traveller."
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Frontispiece to Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah by Richard Burton, 1855. Richard Francis Burton's (1821-1890) extensive travels included a journey to Mecca, which he made disguised as a Pathan. His account of the journey, which he made in 1851-1853, made him famous. He later undertook an expedition to locate the source of the Nile, with John Hanning Speke. He also translated the Arabian Nights and the Kama Sutra into English. Burton was knighted in 1886. <br>Credit: Stapleton Historical Collection / HIP / TopFoto
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Illustration for the stories of the Arabian Nights.
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Arabian Nights<br>The Winged Black Horse leaves Agiv on the terrace.<br>Drawing by H J Ford for 1908 edition of The Arabian Nights Entertainments edited by Andrew Lang
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Giant Roc<br>The First Roc aims a Stone at the Ship - illustration by H. J. Ford to Sinbad's Fifth Voyage, in Andrew Lang's retelling of THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENT, 1908.<br>A roc or rukh is a mythical white bird of enormous size and strength that is reputed to have been able to lift and eat elephants.<br>©TopFoto / Fortean
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Arabian nights: The Slave of the Ring appears to Aladdin. Drawing by H. J. Ford for 1908 edition of THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS, edited by Andrew Lang.<br>The Thousand and One Nights (alf layla wa layla) or The Arabian Nights, as they came to be known, owes its origins to three distinct cultures and storytelling traditions: that of India, Persia and the Arab world. The Arabian Nights first appeared in its Arabic form around 850 AD and it has been considered a remarkable mystery in Classical Arabic Literature. Although many scholars deny its literary importance, The Arabian Nights can be viewed as a valuable source of Middle Eastern social history, being composed of the most extensive and intimate recordings of the medieval Islamic period. Generations of Arabic readers have appreciated the versatile and imaginative use of Arabic and the mixture of the classical and colloquial language in many of the stories, a style which helped diversify the characters from the narrative. While chroniclers from the 10th century maintain that the tales were derived from a Persian book of folk tales called, 'Hazarafsaneh' (A Thousand Stories) the exact origins of The Arabian Nights is not certain and academic opinions are divided. Like many folk tales, The Arabian Nights may have originated from true stories which were embellished over time for entertainment value. The success of The Arabian Nights stories over many other forgotten folk tales may be due to their blend of popular themes; heroic and romantic adventures are littered with mystery, old wisdom and exciting struggles between good and evil.<br> - © TopFoto / Fortean
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The giant genie and the merchants - illustration to Andrew Lang's story in the collection THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS 1908 edition. - © Topfoto / Fortean
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The giants hurl rocks at Sinbad and his companions - illustration by H J Ford to Andrew Lang's story of Sinbad's Third Voyage in THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS 1908 edition. - © Topfoto / Fortean
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The story of the fisherman who found the magic bottle in which was a giant genie. Illustration to Andrew Lang's story in the collection THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS 1908 edition. - © Topfoto / Fortean
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Philologist Abdelfattakh Rasulev, one of the authors of an Uzbek translation of &quotArabian Nights".
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Scene from &quotThe Arabian Nights" staged by the M.F.Akhundov Opera and Ballet Theatre
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The ballet &quotArabian Nights" choreographer Nailya Nazirova (left) and composer Fikret Amirov (right) <br>©RIA Novosti / TopFoto
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ARABIAN NIGHTS <br>@ Young Vic Theatre - 1999<br>SOPHIE OKONEDO
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ARABIAN NIGHTS adapted by Dominic Cooke<br>Watford Palace Theatre 10/07<br>Hertfordshire County Youth Theatre<br>Director: James Williams<br>Designer Michaela Kemp<br>Music by Rebecca Applin<br>Credit: Sheila Burnett / ArenaPAL
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ARABIAN NIGHTS adapted by Dominic Cooke<br>Watford Palace Theatre 10/07<br>Hertfordshire County Youth Theatre<br>Director: James Williams<br>Designer Michaela Kemp<br>Music by Rebecca Applin<br>Credit: Sheila Burnett / ArenaPAL
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ARABIAN NIGHTS adapted by Dominic Cooke<br>Watford Palace Theatre 10/07<br>Hertfordshire County Youth Theatre<br>Director: James Williams<br>Designer Michaela Kemp<br>Music by Rebecca Applin<br>Credit: Sheila Burnett / ArenaPAL
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ARABIAN NIGHTS adapted by Dominic Cooke<br>Watford Palace Theatre 10/07<br>Hertfordshire County Youth Theatre<br>Director: James Williams<br>Designer Michaela Kemp<br>Music by Rebecca Applin<br>Credit: Sheila Burnett / ArenaPAL
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ARABIAN NIGHTS adapted by Dominic Cooke<br>Watford Palace Theatre 10/07<br>Hertfordshire County Youth Theatre<br>Director: James Williams<br>Designer Michaela Kemp<br>Music by Rebecca Applin<br>Credit: Sheila Burnett / ArenaPAL
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ARABIAN NIGHTS adapted by Dominic Cooke<br>Watford Palace Theatre 10/07<br>Hertfordshire County Youth Theatre<br>Director: James Williams<br>Designer Michaela Kemp<br>Music by Rebecca Applin<br>Credit: Sheila Burnett / ArenaPAL
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ARABIAN NIGHTS adapted by Dominic Cooke<br>Watford Palace Theatre 10/07<br>Hertfordshire County Youth Theatre<br>Director: James Williams<br>Designer Michaela Kemp<br>Music by Rebecca Applin<br>Credit: Sheila Burnett / ArenaPAL
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ARABIAN NIGHTS adapted by Dominic Cooke<br>Watford Palace Theatre 10/07<br>Hertfordshire County Youth Theatre<br>Director: James Williams<br>Designer Michaela Kemp<br>Music by Rebecca Applin<br>Credit: Sheila Burnett / ArenaPAL
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ARABIAN NIGHTS adapted by Dominic Cooke<br>Watford Palace Theatre 10/07<br>Hertfordshire County Youth Theatre<br>Director: James Williams<br>Designer Michaela Kemp<br>Music by Rebecca Applin<br>Credit: Sheila Burnett / ArenaPAL
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ARABIAN NIGHTS by Neil Duffield<br>Ryan Coath as Shahzaman, Kasim; Robin Samson as Grand Wazir, Jawan; Sarah Groarke as Sheherezad, Merchant, Healer Woman; Natasha Moore as Dunyazad, Marjiana; Matthew Woodyatt as Shahryar, Ali<br>The Watermill Theatre - 12/04<br>Director: Andy Brereton<br>Music: Gary McCann, Janie Armour<br>Credit: Colin Willoughby/ Arena Pal
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ARABIAN NIGHTS by Neil Duffield<br>Ryan Coath as Shahzaman, Kasim & Robin Samson as Grand Wazir, Jawan<br>The Watermill Theatre - 12/04<br>Director: Andy Brereton<br>Cast: Ryan Coath, Sarah Groarke, Natasha Moore, Robin Samson, Matthew Woodyatt<br>Music: Gary McCann, Janie Armour<br>Credit: Colin Willoughby/ Arena Pal
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Arabian Nights - Soho Theatre - 29 April 2002<br><br>Image shows: (l-r): Akbar Kurtha as Kalil, Anna Hope as Franciska (on bed), Mark Benson as Karpati (running) and Stephanie Street as Fatima.<br><br>Credit: Nigel Barklie / PAL
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