Some of the best-loved stories in the world. Originating in Persia, India and Arabia, they were the daily entertainment of the common people. In this edition they are retold especially for children. this collection includes the voyages of Sindbad the Sailor, Ali Baby and the Forty Thieves and the Tale of the Hunchback.
There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 1994 by Penguin Books Ltd .
Editor N. J. Dawood (27 August 1927 - 20 November 2014) was an Iraqi-Jewish translator whose lively and poetic English translation of The Koran has never been out of print.
This book contains the following story:
The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
As a young man Sinbad foolishly squanders all his money. With no skills and no prospect of a job, he joins a merchant vessel and sets sail from Baghdad, to trade and seek his fortune in the world. But Sinbad soon discovers he has a taste for adventure and a love for the open water, and before long he has embarked upon seven incredible voyages full of terrifying monsters, enchanted islands, spectacular deeds and unimaginable treasures.