Three Oriental Tales: History of Nourjahad, Vathek, the Giaour
By (author): "Lord Byron, William Beckford, Frances Sheridan, Alan Richardson"
ISBN0618107312
ISBN139780618107315
AsinThree Oriental Tales: History of Nourjahad, Vathek, the Giaour
Original titleThree Oriental Tales: The History of Nourjahad, Vathek, and The Giaour (New Riverside Editions)
This engaging volume presents the complete texts of three of the most important, and historically popular, examples of the Oriental tale genre. Supporting contextual material includes samples of Orientalist writing from The Spectator, Johnson's Rambler, Goldsmith's Citizen of the World, and Edgeworth's complete tale Murad the Unlucky, as well as a selection of modern critical essays.
