I love leather bound books so much, I know everyone says "don't judge a book by it's cover" however I love it when time is taken into designing the book cover. Not only does it help the artists, but it just looks so appealing!

What a beautiful book! I'm ordering it right now, thanks for making this video! :)

Amazing how these Barnes and Nobles books are more beautiful than most Folio Society editions whilst being only a fraction of the price.

Your voice is mesmerizing. This is great ASMR lol

Lovely edition! The sufi aesthetic is breathtaking. Have you come across translations by Husein Haddawy and Michael Lyons? They were supposed to be a more faithful translations of the original text, but I have yet to research this further. It seems to be a whole field of study. Which is understandable I suppose. But it means a bit more slogging than the average casual reading and trawling the net for some info. Thank you for a thorough walkthrough of this edition!

The Tale of Prince Saif al Malook, is in my opinion, the best story in the collection and the most well known Arabian nights story in the Eastern countries, especially in South Asia. Definitely worth a read.

I bought this today at a local store it's still sealed so I looked up this video before hand very nice review / book

I bought this same exact book because it was so doggone pretty. I think the paint smudging some people report could be because they are in humid climates. I have a lot of the B&N leather bounds and I have never had an issue.

Thank you for showing us these lovely books

I grew up with a children's edition. Never knew how bowldlerised it was till I was an adult!

Beautiful book omg i wish i had it it looks so pretty!!!!

Note that the review is of the edition, not of the work itself. Although be it thorough.

Another great vid.

Translated by my hero and one of the greatest men of his time Sir Captain Richard Francis Burton. Read about Burton you won't believe what the man did.

I put this beauty book on my wish list.

Beautiful book.

This video actually made me order this immediately

Questo libro mi è stato appena regalato come regalo di Natale ed è incredibilmente bello! La confezione e la scatola allegata sono belle di per sé. Quando li ho aperti, ho trovato un fantastico portfolio - edizione limitata - di incredibili illustrazioni che appaiono nel libro. Il libro stesso è gloriosamente illustrato. Come collezionista di lunga data di Rubiyats di Omar el Khayam e delle edizioni variamente illustrate, questo regalo è una gloriosa aggiunta alla mia passione per l'arte delle Mille e una notte. È il mio nuovo tesoro!

This and Moby Dick have to be two of the best designed B&N classics.

Lovely review! You have a great voice!

@FoolishFishBooks

4 жыл бұрын

Heh! Thank you! 😊

Wow its so beautiful book

A great collection and a nice review thanks for showing this beautiful edition

This and some other books like it are on sale $5 at my B&N!

Is that a collection of the best tales or it contains everything ?

@dh794

4 жыл бұрын

Only 20 tales or so. There are way too many to be in on book

Hi there denis!! does this Barnes and nobles edition contain the complete Arabian night tales or just selected stories?

@asmaesafa8096

4 жыл бұрын

@@FoolishFishBooks one of the reasons I am majorly discouraged in the purchase. The full volume however is effing expensive 😭😭 Though thanks for answering!

@NinjaRunningWild

2 ай бұрын

@@asmaesafa8096 This about 4 years late, but Mardrus & Mathers have a complete 1001 nights translation "The Book of The Thousand Nights & One Night". It's 4 volumes in a slipcase if you opt for a physical copy. Still expensive (figure on spending over $120), but it's an excellent evocative translation & fully complete, weighing in at ~2400 pages. You can get an ebook version of it also. FWIW.

Thanks bro

Arabs are not indians Arabs in English's eye look like indians but this is wrong . Look at the title of the book . It's like the indian font

Dennis, how the Burton's translation feel when reading? Besides his archaic, does this version has any type errors?

@VDthrash

5 жыл бұрын

@@FoolishFishBooks Great! I mostly was worried about typos rather his archaic.... So thanks for the info :)

sadly there is no barnes and nobles edition here in my place. they just have the Canterbury classics. But That book edition is also good.

@godofchaoskhorne5043

Жыл бұрын

I thought the two were the same :/ seems the text is at the very least. They both miss some stories from 1001 nights. I ordered the cantvury edition for 15 a few hours ago. Now I'm kinda questioning if I should order this one instead. Eventhough it's double the price

Hi, I'm trying to find out something about this book before I try and get my hands on a copy. I'm not familiar with how exactly Sinbad the Sailor story is usually formatted. Are all 7 voyages included in this edition? Thanks!

@FoolishFishBooks

Жыл бұрын

Yes. All seven voyages are here under a single chapter that spans around 70 pages

@monster_misfire

Жыл бұрын

@@FoolishFishBooks Amazing thank you! Will definitely try to find a copy of this

@FoolishFishBooks

Жыл бұрын

@@monster_misfire links in the description 😊

I liked the cover of this book so much!!! its so beautiful! i need this covers very badly. can u help?

@sumonchowdhury7050

4 жыл бұрын

@@FoolishFishBooks amazon is not available in my country, and i just need the clear pic of those covers to custom print in here.

@sumonchowdhury7050

4 жыл бұрын

@@FoolishFishBooks this link isnt working.

Oscar Wilde right next door to the Holy Bible. Interesting placement.

I am from India I want same as that addition of Arabian nights wear can I buty it😢

@rishabhkumar861

5 жыл бұрын

you can easily get it on amazon or flipkart india

@rishabhkumar861

5 жыл бұрын

its worth Rs 2400 i guess

@anchalsingh7918

5 жыл бұрын

Chapter one books has it now.

cool

There's a lot of sex in this book... but still it's a great book. It has good poems too.

@suzvalentino1901

Жыл бұрын

Burton loved sex and writing about it. A very unique man. My hero.

Is it the complete collection of Arabian nights or just one volume?

@FoolishFishBooks

Жыл бұрын

I believe the complete was only ever translated into French, and it spans 10 volumes. The closest we come in teh ENglish Language is a recent translation that spans 3 volumes. This is a 19th Century translation that just compiles the "Greatest Hits" so to speak.

@echoholic

Жыл бұрын

@@FoolishFishBooks Oh ! Thanks for info.

@NinjaRunningWild

2 ай бұрын

@@FoolishFishBooks That's the Penguin Classics version. There's also a 4 volume Mardrus & Mathers translation that's complete & comes in a slipcase; it's 2400 pages! I have both. The Mardrus & Mathers version is somewhat hard to find now though.

Is this a safe for kids version? I read some of the content may not be appropriate for children?

@FoolishFishBooks

2 жыл бұрын

Not really a safe for kids, but definitely safer than the original! The language may be a little archaic for most children too...

So is that like volume 1? Cuz arabian nights supposed to have 10 volumes.

@zlee001

4 жыл бұрын

I mean im a bit confused. Is this volume 1? Or is it an abridge version? Im trying to understand.

@FoolishFishBooks

4 жыл бұрын

It's the selected stories compiled as the Arabian Nights at the turn of the 20th century, not the full 1001 nights which would indeed span between 3 and 10 volumes depending on the font and paper thickness.

@zlee001

4 жыл бұрын

@@FoolishFishBooks oh ok. Tq

Does this blue book contain complete Arabian nights stories?!

@NinjaRunningWild

2 ай бұрын

No, a full translation from Mardrus & Mathers is 2400 pages.

@mazahirshaikh2122

2 ай бұрын

@@NinjaRunningWild How many stories are there, in this book.

Arabian nights is a mix of Arabic, Indian and Persian tales.

@engrfka

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing Indian about Arabian Nights. Indians should stop taking credit for everything foreign. It's all Arabian Folklore.

@dugebuwembo

3 жыл бұрын

@@engrfka Some of the stories have Indian origin. The stories are a amalgamation from across the Islamic world, there are Persian tales via Iran, North African tales, Arabic tales, Indian tales, central Asia and even as far as China.

@kzkzlzkzlz7337

2 жыл бұрын

Give us the Indian scripts to back your claim

Does this contain all 1001 stories ?

@tazbeeatazakka1402

4 жыл бұрын

​@@FoolishFishBooks Thanks. Do you have that multi-volume edition or any plan to get in future? I'have been looking for the complete 1001 stories for a long time. But couldn't find anything that I might like to have in my collection or any good review of the complete edition.

@tazbeeatazakka1402

4 жыл бұрын

@@FoolishFishBooksI've seen that also. With that price I can't even think about that anytime in near future.☹

@jesusdelcanto9715

Жыл бұрын

According to some contemporary translators like René Khawam, there weren't actually 1001 nights, but an expression to describe there were too many. His version is excellent.

Man I thought I bought this version. Apparently I didn't pay attention and bought a simpler leather bound edition that doesn't have all the beautiful illustrations etc. It was only 15 euro though compared to the 35 that the barnes and noble version is. It's the official Canterbury classics version I believe. It has the same symbol as the Canterbury / barnes and noble leatherbound art of war. Only sad thing is that both these versions are NOT complete editions of 1001 Night. Maybe that's why they called it Arabian nights instead of 1001 nights. I'm glad they are the true adult version and not children books though. Although it's funny seeing all the angry parents etc that thought they were buying a story book for their children Anyway wondering if I should cancel the one I bought and order this one instead. But I did hear that the cover of this one gets damaged quickly and the gilding comes odd

@jesusdelcanto9715

Жыл бұрын

These versions are called Arabian Nights because it was the name Burton gave the book, it´s not related with the fact it's a selection of tales. Many other editions are called 1001 Nights and are also anthologies. This other name, with the number of nights, is the one Antoine Galland gave the book, the very first translator of them.

@godofchaoskhorne5043

Жыл бұрын

@@jesusdelcanto9715 ah explains a lot. In Turkish it's known as 1001 nights. I think that's how it's generally known in the middle east. Ps both versions have some different stories. So I imagine they're not completely versions of Burtons work... It's a real shame really I wish we had a full version

hi..is the color of the pages of your copy actually white?mine is like off white,and the page is too thin that i can see the page from behind..way to go amazon😠

@ElleMedeia

5 жыл бұрын

@@FoolishFishBooks guess youre right..my bad though,coz when i opened the book in a well lit area,it looked better and the illustrations were more beautiful..guess i have to apologize publicly to amazon then..haha love your reviews btw,i always check on your channel before purchasing a book😊

@ElleMedeia

5 жыл бұрын

@@FoolishFishBooks for sure,got a lot books coz of u..not good for my wallet though,but it was all worth it!haha keep it up!

In the Canterbury Classics instead of "Sleeper and the waker" (chpt 5) it's "Tale of the enchanted horse" "Tale of the tailor" is "Abu Mohammed lazy bones" And a few others are also different but most are the same and follow the same structure. Both have equal chapters. I know the CC edition misses some stories. I wonder if they both got the stories the other misses. Or if they Judy use different names E.g the second las chapter "Tale of Ali bin Bakkar...." is "the adventures of mercury Ali of Cairo" could be the same Ali lol

Shoutout to Sir Richard for almost getting his ass killed in Mecca, haha

Nice, takes a lot of inspiration from Qurans

@kzkzlzkzlz7337

2 жыл бұрын

No

@aprilpoint3137

2 жыл бұрын

yes

@MohamedElHanoun

3 ай бұрын

Only the design not the content

*Don't judge a book by its cover 🤣🤣🤣*

I am only 10 or so pages in and have already found many spelling or spacing errors. Will be returning...

Man, this is such a beautiful book, but the fact that it's lacking so many stories, and that it uses a veeeery questionable translation makes me not want to get it :( I wish someone made a version this beautiful with better content.

I was expecting an actual review?