Excerpt from The Arabian Nights EntertainmentsThe text of the present edition is mostly founded on the version of Dr Jonathan Scott, which recommends itself for general adop tion, as being at once more accurate than that of M. Galland less diffuse and verbose than that of Forster; less elevated, difficult, and abstruse than that of Lane.The exact origin of these Tales is unknown. Advocates of equal ability have claimed for them a Persian, Indian, or a purely Arabian source. Two things are now generally allowed, that they are to be traced in substance to an older work of a very early origin, and that they are founded upon Mussulmans' customs, and describe Moslem manners, sentiments, religion, and superstitions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.