Fantasy
The Adventures of Mercury Ali of Cairo
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
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Fantasy
Coney-Catcher
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
Fantasy
Al-Malik Al-Nasir and His Wazir
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
Fantasy
The Lovers of Al-Medinah
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
Fantasy
Ishak of Mosul and His Mistress and the Devil
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
Fantasy
The Lovers of Bassorah
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
Fantasy
The Badawi and His Wife
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
Fantasy
The Lovers of the Banu Uzrah
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
Fantasy
Ibrahim of Mosul and the Devil
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
Fantasy
Al-Asma’i and the Three Girls of Bassorah
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
Fantasy
Harun Al-Rashid and the Arab Girl
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
Fantasy
Yunus the Scribe and the Caliph Walid Bin Sahl
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
