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 Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 91 Payne, John 1842 1916 Tales from the Arabic — Volume 02 Text scanned by JC Byers and proof read by the volunteers of the Distributed Proofreaders site "Tales from the Arabic — Volume 02" by John Payne is a collection of translated stories from the renowned "Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night" written during the late 19th century. This volume continues the traditional narrative framework of storytelling, where various characters recount tales within tales, often laden with moral lessons and social commentary, emphasizing themes of justice, fidelity, and the human condition. The beginning of this volume unfolds with the tale of a pious woman wrongly accused of infidelity by her brother-in-law, leading to her trial and subsequent stoning. However, fate intervenes as she survives and begins a new life, eventually drawing attention as a healer. The story illustrates the consequences of wrongful accusations and societal judgment, while embedding elements of resilience and redemption. Following this narrative are glimpses of other tales that promise to explore the complexities of human relationships, cleverness, and the twists of fate that characterize this rich tradition of storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Folklore -- Arab countries Fairy tales -- Arab countries PJ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 447852 2025-07-03T03:39:31.146295 text/html 447673 2025-01-09T18:37:46.775702 text/html 228198 2025-07-03T03:39:37.172256 application/epub+zip 234196 2025-07-03T03:39:32.886287 application/epub+zip 234196 2025-07-03T03:39:31.803348 application/epub+zip 443087 2025-07-03T03:39:40.465279 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422836 2025-07-03T03:39:36.472297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379311 2022-09-03T06:32:40.728494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418722 2025-07-03T03:39:30.767322 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 413676 2020-12-28T16:48:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17294 2025-07-03T03:39:40.583220 application/rdf+xml 15795 2025-07-03T03:39:32.282303 image/jpeg 4161 2025-07-03T03:39:32.043266 image/jpeg 148402 2020-12-28T16:48:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 223957 2025-07-03T03:39:31.180294 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia