Drawing from the famous translation of Sir Richard Burton, The Arabian Nights is a selection of the voluminous One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian literature. Many readers will recognize the more famous of these tales: Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. These exciting and mystical tales can be found in this uncensored and authoritatively noted edition along with thirty-five additional stories.