Currently reading The 1001 Nights (or The Arabian Nights, if you prefer) for Karen. We were on a Dickens kick, but Martin Chuzzlewit soured that, so after let's see... Hard Times, Nicholas Nickelback sorry Nickleby and Bleak House, we decided to move on before coming back to him.
Incredible that stories written nearly a thousand years ago can still entertain and be read so easily (obviously they're translations but still). Just got started on "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp"; really enjoyed "The Tale of the Hunchback" - hilarious - and of course the voyages of Sindbad. You can see how a lot of elements were taken from these tales to create our own western versions.
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