Three Oriental Tales: History of Nourjahad, Vathek, The Giaour Alan Richardson
This engaging volume presents the complete texts of three of the most important, and historically popular, examples of the Oriental tale genre. Supporting contextual material includes samples of Orientalist writing from The Spectator, Johnson's Rambler, Goldsmith's Citizen of the World, and Edgeworth's complete tale Murad the Unlucky, as well as a selection of modern critical essays.