Project Gutenberg 2004-10-07 Public domain in the USA. 264 Marryat, Frederick 1792 1848 Marryat, Captain Marryat, F. W. (Frederick W.) Marryatt, Captain Marryat, Kapitein The Pacha of Many Tales E-text prepared by Ted Garvin, Project Gutenberg Beginners Projects, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Pacha of Many Tales" by Captain Frederick Marryat is a collection of short stories written during the early 19th century. The narrative is structured similarly to the famous "Arabian Nights," wherein a pacha, enchanted by the stories, seeks to entertain himself with captivating tales of adventure and intrigue, often involving a variety of colorful characters such as sailors, slaves, and local figures from different exotic locales. The opening of the book establishes the precarious life of a pacha and his new vizier, Mustapha, who share a past as barbers but have climbed the social ladder through cleverness and manipulation. The pacha, now seeking his own stories to satisfy his hunger for amusement, is introduced amidst humorous banter and dialogues that critique their positions and the absurdities of power dynamics. As the pacha becomes increasingly obsessed with storytelling, readers are drawn into the world of fantastical tales that promise to transport them into realms of wonder, despair, and the comedic, all while diving into the complexities of human nature and governance. The richness of Marryat's prose and the diverse characters provide an entertaining glimpse into a world fueled by imagination and the desperate quest for thrilling narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Adventure stories PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 866761 2025-10-06T06:33:58.534954 text/html 866785 866596 2024-11-06T09:18:36.128969 2023-10-06T10:12:44.166375 text/html text/html 387017 2025-10-06T06:34:08.376864 application/epub+zip 400306 2025-10-06T06:34:01.333938 application/epub+zip 395374 2025-10-06T06:34:00.148939 application/epub+zip 692146 2025-10-06T06:34:14.131860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 645637 2025-10-06T06:34:07.598922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600369 2022-09-07T03:37:00.287666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 810166 2025-10-06T06:33:57.887907 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 790317 2024-10-28T20:41:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17444 2025-10-06T06:34:14.267839 application/rdf+xml 14286 2025-10-06T06:34:00.641904 image/jpeg 4107 2025-10-06T06:34:00.395906 image/jpeg 381991 2025-10-06T06:33:58.599919 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia