{"product_id":"2940013989672","title":"The Arabian Nights","description":"One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of stories collected over many centuries by various authors, translators and scholars in various countries across the Middle East and South Asia. These collections of tales trace their roots back to ancient Arabia and Yemen, ancient Indian literature and Persian literature, ancient Egyptian literature and Mesopotamian mythology, ancient Syria and Asia Minor, and medieval Arabic folk stories from the Caliphate era. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough the oldest Arabic manuscript dates from the fourteenth century, scholarship generally dates the collection's genesis to somewhere between AD 800–900.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut instead of embracing them he began to weep so bitterly that they soon guessed that something terrible was the matter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tell us, I pray you,\" said his wife, \"what has happened.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Alas!\" answered her husband, \"I have only a year to live.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen he told them what had passed between him and the genius, and how he had given his word to return at the end of a year to be killed. When they heard this sad news they were in despair, and wept much.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe next day the merchant began to settle his affairs, and first of all to pay his debts. He gave presents to his friends, and large alms to the poor. He set his slaves at liberty, and provided for his wife and children. The year soon passed away, and he was obliged to depart. When he tried to say good-bye he was quite overcome with grief, and with difficulty tore himself away. At length he reached the place where he had first seen the genius, on the very day that he had appointed...","brand":"Sheba Blake Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182226653424,"sku":"2940013989672","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013989672_p0.jpg?v=1763598527","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013989672","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}