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Shahrazad’s mystic storytelling continues with the second volume of The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights. Summary of the Book Even as he tried otherwise, King Shahriyar could not escape the rapture of Shahrazad’s voice and the mystery that she imbued into her stories. Before her, he had slept with a different virgin each night, having the girl executed on the following morning. However, the daughter of his own vizier, the beautiful and intelligent Shahrazad had captured not only his body but his mind. She had begun telling him a series of stories, ending each with a cliffhanger that he could not wait to have resolved. Each night, she told him a different story, and so it went on for 1001 nights. These stories tell classic tales such as that of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, Alibaba and the Forty Thieves, Sindbad the Sailor and more. Collecting nights 295 through 719, this is a collection for anyone who loves a good story. About the Translators Malcolm and Ursula Lyons are specialists in Arabic literature. Malcolm is an accomplished academic and a part time Sir Thomas Adams's Professor of Arabic at the University of Cambridge. Ursula is an Emeritus Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge.