Project Gutenberg 2005-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 228 Galland, Antoine 1646 1715 Arabian nights. French Les mille et une nuits - Tome premier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_mille_et_une_nuits Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mille_et_Une_Nuits Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits; this text is also available at http://www.ebooksgratuits.com in Word format, Mobipocket Reader format, eReader format and Acrobat Reader format "Les mille et une nuits - Tome premier" by Antoine Galland is a collection of classic Middle Eastern folktales, translated in the early 18th century. This enchanting collection is built around the tale of Scheherazade, who narrates a series of stories to delay her execution by the king who has sworn to kill her after one night. Through her clever storytelling, the book explores themes of fate, treachery, love, and the power of narrative itself. The opening portion introduces readers to the frame story of Scheherazade, who volunteers to marry Sultan Schahriar, a ruler tormented by betrayal. In her first night, she begins narrating a tale about a merchant who unwittingly kills the son of a vengeful genie, leading to the merchant's desperate attempts to avoid execution. As the story unfolds, it captivates both the Sultan and readers alike, setting the stage for a series of interwoven tales filled with intrigue, moral lessons, and suspense. The reader is drawn into a world of adventure and fantasy, leaving them eager to discover what happens next. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Fairy tales Tales -- Arab countries PJ Text FR Contes Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 910974 2025-08-06T13:45:11.349275 text/html 910795 2025-01-14T22:10:33.468916 text/html 389741 2025-08-06T13:45:20.275240 application/epub+zip 404630 2025-08-06T13:45:13.587291 application/epub+zip 1993157 2020-12-14T07:51:28 text/rtf 404630 2025-08-06T13:45:12.186348 application/epub+zip 808497 2025-08-06T13:45:26.863267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713759 2025-08-06T13:45:19.486273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 686946 2022-09-07T21:25:08.186127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 872968 2025-08-06T13:45:10.652286 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 850984 2020-12-14T07:51:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20219 2025-08-06T13:45:26.996194 application/rdf+xml 16735 2025-08-06T13:45:12.775256 image/jpeg 3998 2025-08-06T13:45:12.521346 image/jpeg 304204 2020-12-14T07:51:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 731702 2005-03-15T15:55:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 380771 2025-08-06T13:45:11.422300 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia