The Thousand and One Days
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- First published
- 1857
- Pages
- 213Digital edition
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 4 of 10
A little about the story
A companion to the Arabian Nights: tales from Persia and the Arab world of enchanted keys, basket-makers, dervishes, storytellers and princes, including the story of Prince Khalaf and the Princess of China, the original of Puccini's Turandot.
The tales are framed as stories told to a princess who refuses to marry, and they are full of magic, wit and adventure.
Things You May Not Know About The Thousand and One Days
- The source of Turandot. The tale of Prince Khalaf and the cold princess inspired Puccini's opera.
- Introduced by Miss Pardoe, a well-known travel writer on Turkey.
- Published in London in 1857.
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Part of Freebookia's children's classics collection, added November 2026.
