Three Oriental Tales: History of Nourjahad, Vathek, The Giaour

by Alan Richardson, Frances Sheridan, William Beckford, and Lord Byron

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This engaging volume presents the complete texts of three of the most important, and historically popular, examples of the Oriental tale genre. Supporting contextual material includes samples of Orientalist writing from The Spectator, Johnson's Rambler, Goldsmith's Citizen of the World, and Edgeworth's complete tale "Murad the Unlucky," as well as a selection of modern critical essays.
  • ISBN10 0618107312
  • ISBN13 9780618107315
  • Publish Date 10 December 2001
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 15 August 2011
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Houghton Mifflin
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 336
  • Language English