Laurence Housman; Edmund Dulac: Sindbad sku-308349012

Sindbad the Sailor and Other Stories from the Arabian Nights is a hardcover All Books listing under sku-308349012. The listing credits Laurence Housman; Edmund Dulac. It collects four tales from The Thousand and One Nights translated by Laurence Housman: "Sindbad the Sailor," "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp," "The Story of the Three Calendars" and "The Sleeper Awakened."

Edmund Dulac illustrated each tale with watercolors. The stories first appeared in English translation in the early nineteenth century, based on French translations of versions found in Syrian and Persian manuscripts. Their popularity encouraged interest in eastern arts and culture across Europe. The illustrations date from the early twentieth century.