The Arabian Nights - Barnes & Noble Leatherbound review

My review of Barnes and Noble's Leatherbound edition of The Arabian Nights translated by Sir Richard Burton.

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[doodlenomics]

What a beautiful book! I'm ordering it right now, thanks for making this video! :)

[TomorrowWeLive]

Amazing how these Barnes and Nobles books are more beautiful than most Folio Society editions whilst being only a fraction of the price.

[DisHammerhand]

I bought this same exact book because it was so doggone pretty.

I think the paint smudging some people report could be because they are in humid climates. I have a lot of the B&N leather bounds and I have never had an issue.

[CALLEJOHANSSON]

Note that the review is of the edition, not of the work itself. Although be it thorough.

[alydiaforten]

Your voice is mesmerizing. This is great ASMR lol

[anastayyan]

Arabs are not indians
Arabs in English's eye look like indians but this is wrong .
Look at the title of the book .
It's like the indian font

[suzvalentino]

Translated by my hero and one of the greatest men of his time Sir Captain Richard Francis Burton. Read about Burton you won't believe what the man did.

[NobodyHere]

Lovely edition! The sufi aesthetic is breathtaking. Have you come across translations by Husein Haddawy and Michael Lyons? They were supposed to be a more faithful translations of the original text, but I have yet to research this further. It seems to be a whole field of study. Which is understandable I suppose. But it means a bit more slogging than the average casual reading and trawling the net for some info. Thank you for a thorough walkthrough of this edition!

[Harutjun]

I bought this today at a local store it's still sealed so I looked up this video before hand very nice review / book

[ibra]

The Tale of Prince Saif al Malook, is in my opinion, the best story in the collection and the most well known Arabian nights story in the Eastern countries, especially in South Asia. Definitely worth a read.

[Christian-cbjr]

This video actually made me order this immediately

[wovonze]

sadly there is no barnes and nobles edition here in my place. they just have the Canterbury classics. But That book edition is also good.

[sadenb]

Arabian nights is a mix of Arabic, Indian and Persian tales.

[TomorrowWeLive]

I grew up with a children's edition. Never knew how bowldlerised it was till I was an adult!

[alpertroncp]

This and Moby Dick have to be two of the best designed B&N classics.

[mehrnazaminalshareiiradcli]

Questo libro mi è stato appena regalato come regalo di Natale ed è incredibilmente bello! La confezione e la scatola allegata sono belle di per sé. Quando li ho aperti, ho trovato un fantastico portfolio - edizione limitata - di incredibili illustrazioni che appaiono nel libro. Il libro stesso è gloriosamente illustrato. Come collezionista di lunga data di Rubiyats di Omar el Khayam e delle edizioni variamente illustrate, questo regalo è una gloriosa aggiunta alla mia passione per l'arte delle Mille e una notte. È il mio nuovo tesoro!

[karlae]

Beautiful book omg i wish i had it it looks so pretty!!!!

[katpunkyfish]

Thank you for showing us these lovely books

[carlosmelendez]

This and some other books like it are on sale $5 at my B&N!

[VDthrash]

Dennis, how the Burton's translation feel when reading? Besides his archaic, does this version has any type errors?