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The Forty Thieves

(Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves)

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Author(s):Anonymous
Illustrator(s):Walter Crane
Publisher(s): John Lane Co.
Year Published: circa 1895
Type: Board BookSoftcover
Genre: Fairy Tales - Classic
Age Range: Ages 5-7: Early Reader Books
Pages: 16
OCLC: 612713115

Description

This is the reissue. A boy is cutting firewood in the forest. He overhears some thieves open the way into a cave with the words “open sesame.” This is one of the best-known tales from the Arabian Nights. Read for free online at Internet Archive and at the University of Florida.

Edition(s):

Other Editions

1873
(George Routledge & Sons)
1898
(John Lane Co.)

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