Richard Burton: Tales from the Arabian Nights [2013] hardback ZPUZZ The country is in turmoil

The country is in turmoil

The public's preoccupation with the personal character of the ruling elite paralleled a growing interest in the interior lives of individuals in histories

their ways are not the same as the other legions'

an exile from the world which he has helped build

'He combines a vivid eye for detail with a historian's diligence in the archives' OBSERVER

Richard Burton: Tales from the Arabian Nights [2013] hardback ZPUZZ The country is in turmoilThese are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: a thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever. Full of mischief, valour, ribaldry and romance, "The Arabian Nights" has enthralled readers for centuries. This volume contains the most famous and representative stories