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The Arabian Nights (Abridged) Audiobook

By: Robert Irwin
The Arabian Nights (Abridged) Audiobook, by Robert Irwin Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Martyn Green Publisher: Saland Publishing Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 0.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: April 2011 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN:
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Martyn Green reads a selection of stories from The Arabian Nights including Aladdin, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Flying Horse, and The Speaking Bird.

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"better than reading the actual Arabian Nights, which i found fairly boring at times, your companion, the author robert irwin, is one amazingly knowledgable and witty raconteur on this wondrous voyage through history and literature and fascinating anecdote. delectable. "

— John (5 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " "being influenced is an active process and writers actually hunt for the books they wish to be influenced by..." "

    — Jamil, 11/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Irwin does a good job explaining the background of the tales drawing from social history and literary sources. (It baffles me why there are no annotated versions of the Arabian Nights available, which would provide more insight into the lore behind the stories). "

    — إديث, 9/20/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Helped point me in the right direction in a lot of ways "

    — Nero, 8/23/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " better than reading the actual Arabian Nights, which i found fairly boring at times, your companion, the author robert irwin, is one amazingly knowledgable and witty raconteur on this wondrous voyage through history and literature and fascinating anecdote. delectable. "

    — John, 9/19/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Incredible reference work! If you love the 1001 Nights, you really need this to bring that work alive and put it in a greater context. "

    — Steve, 2/9/2009
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Incredible reference work! If you love the 1001 Nights, you really need this to bring that work alive and put it in a greater context. "

    — Steve, 5/27/2008
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " "being influenced is an active process and writers actually hunt for the books they wish to be influenced by..." "

    — Jamil, 5/9/2007

About Robert Irwin

Robert Irwin is a novelist, historian, critic, and scholar and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He is the author of seven novels, among them The Arabian Nightmare, which Neil Gaiman has called “one of the finest fantasies of the last century.” Robert Irwin resides in England.