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Richard Burton
A. S. Byatt is the author of The Biographer's Tale, Elementals, and the Booker Prize winning novel Possession, among other books. She lives in London.
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The Arabian Nights
Translated by Richard Burton, Introduction by A.S. Byatt
Modern Library | Trade Paperback | April 2001
$17.00/21.00(Canada) | 978-0-375-75675-7 (0-375-75675-2)
Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These 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... Read more
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The Arabian Nights
Translated by Richard Burton, Introduction by A.S. Byatt
Modern Library | Paperback | June 2004
$8.95/11.99(Canada) | 978-0-8129-7214-6 (0-8129-7214-7)
Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These 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... Read more
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The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
Translated by Richard Burton, Introduction by Margot Anand
Modern Library | Trade Paperback | May 2002
$12.95/19.95(Canada) | 978-0-375-75924-6 (0-375-75924-7)
Sir Richard F. Burton’s translation of The Kama Sutra remains one of the best English interpretations of this early Indian treatise on politics, social customs, love, and intimacy. Its crisp style set a new standard for Sanskrit translation.
The Kama Sutra stands uniquely as a work of psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, and... Read more
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