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Arabian Nights Images – Lacy Hussar

Lacy Hussar Arabian Nights Images – Lacy Hussar Lacy Hussar get credit for the illustations in this edition of The Arabian Nights’ Entertainments published by Houghton Mifflin Company copyright 1921 and 1929. The bad news is, I only found 4…

Arabian Nights – Letchford – 8

Albert Letchford The Barber’s Tale of his Second Brother — Then she set out at a run, and he ran after her while she rushed into room after room and rushed out of room after room, my brother scampering after…

Arabian Nights – Letchford – 43

Albert Letchford Hasan of Bassorah — The old woman set Hasan a couch of alabaster … by the river-side, and he sat down thereon, having first bound his face with a chinkerchief, that discovered naught of him but his eyes.…

Arabian Nights – Letchford – 41

Albert Letchford Sayf al-Muluk and Badi’a al-Jamal — Thereupon the two walked down to the sea-shore and the Princess stood on the beach, whilst the Prince waded into the water to his waist and laying his hand with the ring…

Arabian Nights – Letchford – 4

Albert Letchford The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad — Then she came up out of the cistern, and throwing herself upon the Porter’s lap, said, ‘O my lord, O my love, what callest thou this?’ Public domain

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