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HOLE, RICHARD. - Remarks on the Arabian Nights' Entertainment; in which the Origin of Sinbad's Voyages, and other Oriental Fictions, is particularly considered.

Title: Remarks on the Arabian Nights' Entertainment; in which the Origin of Sinbad's Voyages, and other Oriental Fictions, is particularly considered.
Description: First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. iv, 258, (2); errata leaf at end of text, bound in period style half crimson morocco and marbled boards, gilt decoration on spine, title lettered in gilt on spine, pages uncut, very good copy. London; Printed for T. Cadell, Junior, and W. Davies, Successors to Mr. Cadel; 1797. Richard Hole (1746-1803) was an English poet and antiquary, the aim of this essay was to discuss the literary value of the "Thousand and One Nights", as an exotic work of literature, and to conclude that it deserves a place among the great pieces of literature such as Homer's Odyssey and Iliad, and the Vedas.

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Price: AUD 475.00 = appr. US$ 328.64 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 120167