Andrew Lang 
The Arabian Nights Entertainments 

‘The Arabian Nights Entertainments’, Selected and Edited by Andrew Lang

‘One Thousand and One Nights’ is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights, from the first English-language edition (1706), which rendered the title as ‘The Arabian Nights Entertainment.’

Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales.