• Stories from the Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
  • Stories from the Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
  • Stories from the Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
  • Stories from the Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
  • Stories from the Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
  • Stories from the Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Edmund Dulac

Stories from the Arabian Nights – Illustrated by Edmund Dulac

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Stories from the Arabian Nights – Illustrated by Edmund Dulac

First published in 1911, Stories from the Arabian Nights is a fantastic volume of re-tellings of stories from One Thousand and One Nights. A collection of South Asian and Middle Eastern folk tales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. These tales are here retold by the English writer, Laurence Housman with beautiful illustrations by Edmund Dulac. This timeless collection makes for perfect bedtime reading and is worthy of a place on any bookshelf.

Stories include ‘Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves’, ‘The Story of the Wicked Half-Brothers’, ‘The Story of the Princess of Deryabar’, ‘The Story of the Magic Horse’, ‘The Fisherman and The Genie’ and ‘The Story of The King of the Ebony Isles’.

Edmund Dulac (1882 – 1953) was a French-born British illustrator and stamp designer. He was born in Toulouse and studied law there, but later, realising that his true passion was illustration, studied art the École des Beaux-Arts. Having moved to London in the early 20th century, Dulac received his first commission to illustrate the novels of the Brontë Sisters in 1905. During the First World War, he illustrated relief books; and after the war, when children’s books were in low demand, he began illustrating magazines. Other notable works containing Dulac’s illustrations include: “The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales” (1910), “Stories from Hans Christian Andersen” (1911), and “The Bells and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe” (1912).

 


With works such as Stories from the Arabian Nights – Illustrated by Edmund Dulac, Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in children’s literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration from the 1880s to the 1930s.
Our collection showcases classic fairy tales, children’s stories, and the work of some of the most celebrated artists, illustrators and authors.
We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.
On this website, you can find out about some of our best-selling authors, illustrators, and stories. We also have a full bookshop, an introduction to the Golden Age of Illustration, and a history of the fairy tale itself.

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