Khaled: A Tale of Arabia

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Khaled; a Tale of Arabia
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Cover of first edition
Author F. Marion Crawford
LanguageEnglish
Genre Fantasy novel
Publisher Macmillan and Co.
Publication date
1891
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Published in English
1891
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages258 p.

Khaled: A Tale of Arabia is a fantasy novel by F. Marion Crawford. It was first published in hardcover by Macmillan and Co. in 1891; its first paperback edition was issued by Ballantine Books as the thirty-ninth volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in December, 1971. The Ballantine edition includes an introduction by Lin Carter. [1]

Contents

The novel is an oriental romance written in the style of the Arabian Nights .

Plot summary

Khaled has no soul – but he is offered one chance: if his wife comes to love him, despite his lack of a soul, he will become fully human.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ David Langford, "Deserts",in Westfahl, Gary, ed. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. ISBN   0-313-32951-6, (pp. 187-189).
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