6 enchanting tales, told by an Arabian princess to delay her execution, teem with giants, magnificent palaces, and beautiful princesses. Includes Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman; Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp; Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves; The Fisherman and the Jinni; Judar and His Br[...]

Translated by the noted Victorian Orientalist, Sir Richard F. Burton, from the original Sanskrit, these ancient Indian folk tales influenced such later works as "1001 Arabian Nights" and Boccaccio's "Decameron." First published in 1870, these stories will entertain and delight modern readers while i[...]

Sexual frankness without a hint of guilt or prurience is the great legacy which the Eastern, and in particular Indian, traditions have given us. As an expression of human culture and as a pillow book for the modern boudoir, the Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana, the most famous work on sex ever written, the [...]