Project Gutenberg 2003-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 123 Meredith, George 1828 1909 The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shaving_of_Shagpat This etext was produced by Pat Castevans and David Widger "The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 2" by George Meredith is a novel written in the late 19th century, reflecting the Victorian era's literary style and ambitions. The book is an adventure fantasy that follows the whimsical and satirical journey of Shibli Bagarag as he seeks to shave the enchanted Shagpat, a figure who embodies the excessive vanity and folly of a whole kingdom under the spell of his magical hair. In this volume, the narrative progresses as Shibli Bagarag becomes betrothed to the wise Noorna bin Noorka, who propels him into a series of fantastic adventures. He must obtain a magical sword from the mountains of Aklis, defeat the powerful Shagpat, and overcome various sorcerous challenges. The story intricately weaves themes of love, ambition, and the pursuit of greatness as Shibli navigates his quest, aided by his betrothed and a range of magical and whimsical characters. The vibrant language and humor attract readers, while the underlying commentary on vanity and ambition resonates with timeless relevance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fantasy fiction, English Arab countries -- Fiction PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 116494 2025-07-02T10:47:40.971395 text/html 116315 2025-01-09T00:12:24.856233 text/html 138402 2025-07-02T10:47:46.857394 application/epub+zip 138631 2025-07-02T10:47:44.273409 application/epub+zip 103603 2025-07-02T10:47:43.119398 application/epub+zip 357729 2025-07-02T10:47:48.669390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347634 2025-07-02T10:47:46.127410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295859 2022-09-02T14:30:13.057682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101505 2025-07-02T10:47:40.733419 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96477 2020-12-28T00:40:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17612 2025-07-02T10:47:48.789352 application/rdf+xml 24888 2025-07-02T10:47:43.613399 image/jpeg 5043 2025-07-02T10:47:43.365377 image/jpeg 37915 2020-12-28T00:40:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 140488 2025-07-02T10:47:40.981400 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