Tales from the Arabian Nights: Children's Treasury

by A.E. Jackson (Adapted By), Ward Lock & Co

The storyteller --
Ali Baba and the forty thieves --
Sindbad the sailor --
Aladdin and the wonderful lamp.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1955

About the author

Illustrator Alfred Edward Frederick Jackson was born in Kentish Town, London, England, in 1873.

At the age of twenty-eight (in 1901), Jackson had his first painting exhibited at the Royal Academy. Shortly before this, he began to publish illustrations in The Sketch, painted covers for the Daily Mail Sixpenny Novel series, and illustrated children’s books.

A. E. Jackson died in Hailsham, Sussex, in the spring of 1952. He was seventy-nine years old.

Reviews

[Lex · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a nice easy read, a simplified version of the original. I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. I'm not usually a fan of short stories but these were an exception, they were the right length to go deep enough into the plot that the ending was satisfactory but not so deep that it didn't cover everything bought up. I often find this problem where there are plot holes left at the end of a short story because the author didn't give themselves enough pages to conclude it nicely.

I gave it 3 stars because whilst I did enjoy it it's not my favourite book and not my favourite classic either. I recommend this to parents that might want to introduce their younger children to classic literature as this book is specifically written as a simplified version for children.

I found this book in an antique shop for about £2, after reading it I can safely say it is worth the full price if you don't mind buying re-printed classics (I prefer finding them in charity or antique shops, it's the only genre I don't like to buy brand new, I just feel like the wear and tear adds to the book and the story)