Oriental Tales

by Maria Edgeworth, John Hawkesmore, Frances Sheridan, et al.

Book Overview

The oriental tale, set in moonlit seraglios and peopled by mysterious veiled women, powerful sultans, and threatening genii, was a colorfully diverse and highly influential form of writing in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England. These four entertaining and unusual stories, out of print for years, add to the English literary tradition one of the most versatile forms of prose fiction. The selection includes Almoran and Hamet, a fable of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192827642
• ISBN13: 9780192827647
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.6" x 7.3"