The Thousand and One Days: A Companion to the "Arabian Nights"

The Thousand and One Days; A COMPANION TO THE "_Arabian Nights._" WITH INTRODUCTION BY MISS PARDOE. [Illustration: P. 113.] LONDON: WILLIAM LAY, KING WILLIAM STREET, STRAND. 1857. INTRODUCTION. The Compiler of the graceful little volume which I have the pleasure of introducing to the public, has conferred an undeniable benefit upon the youth of England by presenting to them a collection of Oriental Tales, which, rich in the elements of interest and entertainment, are nevertheless entirely free from the licentiousness which renders so many of the fictions of the East, beautiful and brilliant as they are, most objectionable for young and ardent minds. There is indeed no lack of the wonderful i…

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