Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a

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folk tale Oral literature, orature, or folk literature is a genre of literature that is spoken or sung in contrast to that which is written, though much oral literature has been transcribed. There is no standard definition, as anthropologists have used va ...

. It is one of the best-known tales associated with ''

One Thousand and One Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' (, ), is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights'', from the first English-language edition ( ...

'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original text; it was added by the Frenchman

Antoine Galland Antoine Galland (; 4 April 1646 – 17 February 1715) was a French orientalist and archaeologist, most famous as the first European translator of ''One Thousand and One Nights'', which he called '' Les mille et une nuits''. His version of the ta ...

, based on a folk tale that he heard from the Syrian storyteller

Hanna Diyab Antun Yusuf Hanna Diyab (; born ''circa'' 1688) was a Syrian Maronite writer and storyteller. He originated the best-known versions of the tales of ''Aladdin'' and ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' which have been added to the ''One Thousand and ...

.Razzaque (2017)

Sources

Known along with

Ali Baba "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" () is a folk tale in Arabic added to the ''One Thousand and One Nights'' in the 18th century by its French translator Antoine Galland, who heard it from Syrian storyteller Hanna Diyab. As one of the most popu ...

as one of the "orphan tales", the story was not part of the original ''Nights'' collection and has no authentic Arabic textual source, but was incorporated into the book ''

Les mille et une nuits ''Les mille et une nuits, contes arabes traduits en français'' (), published in 12 volumes between 1704 and 1717, was the first European version of '' The Thousand and One Nights'' tales. The French translation by Antoine Galland (1646–1715 ...

'' by its French translator,

. John Payne quotes passages from Galland's unpublished diary recording Galland's encounter with a

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storyteller from

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. According to Galland's diary, he met with Hanna, who had travelled from Aleppo to

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with celebrated French traveller Paul Lucas, on March 25, 1709. Galland's diary further reports that his transcription of "Aladdin" for publication occurred in the winter of 1709–10. It was included in his volumes ix and x of the ''Nights'', published in 1710, without any mention or published acknowledgment of Hanna's contribution. Payne also records the discovery in the

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in Paris of two Arabic manuscripts containing ''Aladdin'' (with two more of the "interpolated" tales). One was written by a Syrian Christian priest living in Paris, named

Dionysios Shawish Dom Denis Chavis (as he was known in French) or Dīyūnisūs Shāwīsh (as he called himself in his native language, ) was a Syrian priest and monk who flourished in the 1780s. He was a key contributor to the version of the ''Thousand and One Nig ...

, alias Dom Denis Chavis. The other is supposed to be a copy Mikhail Sabbagh made of a manuscript written in

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in 1703. It was purchased by the Bibliothèque Nationale at the end of the nineteenth century.Payne (1901) pp. 13-15 As part of his work on the first critical edition of the ''Nights'',

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Muhsin Mahdi Muḥsin Sayyid Mahdī (; cited Muhsin S. Mahdi; June 21, 1926 – July 9, 2007) was an Iraqi-American Islamologist and Arabist. He was a leading authority on Arabian history, philology, and philosophy. His best-known work was the first critical ...

has shown that both these manuscripts are "back-translations" of Galland's text into Arabic.Mahdi (1994) pp. 51-71 Ruth B. Bottigheimer and Paulo Lemos Horta have argued that Hanna Diyab should be understood as the original author of some of the stories he supplied, and even that several of Diyab's stories (including ''Aladdin'') were partly inspired by Diyab's own life, as there are parallels with his autobiography.

Plot

The story has frequently been retold with a number of variations. The following is a

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of the Burton translation of 1885, one of the more significant versions.Burton (2009) pp. 1 ff Aladdin is an impoverished young ne'er-do-well, dwelling in "one of the cities of Ancient China". He is recruited by a

sorcerer Sorcerer may refer to: Magic * Sorcerer (supernatural), a practitioner of magic that derives from supernatural or occult sources * Sorcerer (fantasy), a fictional character who uses or practices magic that derives from supernatural or occult sou ...

from the

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, who passes himself off as the brother of Aladdin's late father, Mustapha the

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. The sorcerer convinces Aladdin and his mother of his good will by pretending to set up the lad as a wealthy merchant, but his real ulterior motive is to persuade young Aladdin to retrieve a wonderful

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(chirag) from a booby-trapped magic cave. After the sorcerer attempts to double-cross him, Aladdin finds himself trapped in the cave. Aladdin is still wearing a

magic ring A magic ring is a mythical, folkloric or fictional piece of jewelry, usually a Ring (jewellery), finger ring, that is purported to have Magic (supernatural), supernatural properties or powers. It appears frequently in fantasy and fairy tales. M ...

the sorcerer has lent him. When he rubs his hands in despair, he inadvertently rubs the ring and a

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appears and releases him from the cave, allowing him to return to his mother while in possession of the lamp. When his mother tries to clean the lamp, so they can sell it to buy food for their supper, a second, far more powerful genie appears; this one is bound to do the bidding of the person holding the lamp. With the aid of the genie of the lamp, Aladdin becomes rich and powerful and marries Princess

Badroulbadour Badroulbadour / Badr ul-Badour / Badr al-Badur ( ', "full moon of full moons") is a princess whom Aladdin married in ''The Story of Aladdin; or, the Wonderful Lamp''. Her name uses the full moon as a metaphor for female beauty, which is common in ...

, the

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's daughter (after magically foiling her marriage to the

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's son). The genie builds Aladdin and his bride a wonderful palace, far more magnificent than the sultan's. The sorcerer hears of Aladdin's good fortune, and returns; he gets his hands on the lamp by tricking Aladdin's wife (who is unaware of the lamp's importance) by offering to exchange "new lamps for old". He orders the genie of the lamp to take the palace, along with all its contents, to his home in the Maghreb. Aladdin still has the magic ring and is able to summon the lesser genie. The genie of the ring is too weak to directly undo any of the magic of the genie of the lamp, but he is able to transport Aladdin to the Maghreb where, with the help of the "woman's wiles" of the princess, he recovers the lamp and slays the sorcerer, returning the palace to its proper place. The sorcerer's more powerful and evil brother plots to destroy Aladdin for killing his brother by disguising himself as an old woman known for her healing powers. Princess Badroulbadour falls for his disguise and commands the "woman" to stay in her palace in case of any illnesses. Aladdin is warned of this danger by the genie of the lamp and slays the impostor. Aladdin eventually succeeds to his father-in-law's throne.

Setting

The opening sentences of the story, in both the Galland and the Burton versions, set it in "one of the cities of China".Plotz (2001) p. 148–149 Beyond that, nearly everything else in the rest of the story is more consistent with a Middle Eastern setting. For instance, the ruler is referred to as "

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" rather than "

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", as in some retellings, and the people in the story are

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and their conversation is filled with Muslim platitudes. A

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merchant buys Aladdin's wares, while

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, Daoists, and Confucians are not mentioned. Notably,

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have long included Muslim groups, including large populations of

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, and the

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as well as the

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whose origins go back to

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travelers. Islamic communities have been known to exist in the region since the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

(which rose to power simultaneously with the prophet

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's career.) Some have suggested that the intended setting may be

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(encompassing

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and the modern-day Chinese autonomous region of

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Western China Western China ( zh, s=中国西部, l=, labels=no or zh, s=华西, l=, labels=no) is the west of China. It consists of Southwestern China and Northwestern China. In the definition of the Chinese government, Western China covers six provinces ...

).Moon (2005) p. 23 The Arabicized Turkic

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, which was located in this region and had a strong identification with China, bears a strong resemblance to the setting, their rulers even adopting the Arab title of

, even going so far as to adopt the title of "Sultan of the East and China", which was used alongside Turkic titles such as

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and

Khagan Khagan or Qaghan (Middle Mongol:; or ''Khagan''; ) or zh, c=大汗, p=Dàhán; ''Khāqān'', alternatively spelled Kağan, Kagan, Khaghan, Kaghan, Khakan, Khakhan, Khaqan, Xagahn, Qaghan, Chagan, Қан, or Kha'an is a title of empire, im ...

; however, chancellors were referred to as

Hajib Hajib or hadjib (, ) was a court official, equivalent to a chamberlain, in the early Muslim world, which evolved to fulfil various functions, often serving as chief ministers or enjoying dictatorial powers. The post appeared under the Umayyad Ca ...

rather than

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. For all this, speculation about a "real" Chinese setting depends on a knowledge of China that the teller of a folk tale (as opposed to a geographic expert) might well not possess.Honour (1973) - Section I "The Imaginary Continent" Although the story was first recorded in French, early Arabic usage of China is known to have been used in an abstract sense to designate an exotic, faraway land.

Motifs and variants

Tale type

The story of Aladdin is classified in the

Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index The Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index (ATU Index) is a catalogue of folktale types used in folklore studies. The ATU index is the product of a series of revisions and expansions by an international group of scholars: Originally published in German b ...

as tale type ATU 561, "Aladdin", after the character. In the Index, the "Aladdin" story is situated next to two similar tale types: ATU 560, ''The Magic Ring'', and ATU 562, ''The Spirit in the Blue Light''. All of these stories deal with a down-on-his-luck and impoverished boy or soldier, who finds a magical item (ring, lamp, tinderbox) that grants his wishes. In this regard, German folklorist

Hans-Jörg Uther Hans-Jörg Uther (born 20 July 1944) is a German literary scholar and folklorist. Biography Born 20 July 1944, in Herzberg am Harz, Uther studied Folklore, Germanistik and History between 1969 and 1970 at the University of Munich and between 1970 ...

, in his revision of the international index, published in 2004, remarked that the similarities between the three tale types make it hard to differentiate them. On the other hand, per

Stith Thompson Stith Thompson (March 7, 1885 – January 10, 1976) was an American folklore studies, folklorist: he has been described as "America's most important folklorist". He is the "Thompson" of the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index, which indexes Folklore, ...

's ''The Folktale'', in type 561, the magical item is stolen, but eventually recovered thanks to the use of another magical object. Similarly, Czech scholar distinguishes the three types in that, in type 560, the hero is helped by animals (the snake gives the ring and the dog and the cat retrieve the stolen object); type 561 does away with the animals, leaving the hero to recover the stolen lamp with the second object, and, finally, type 562 inserts another person that helps the hero. The ultimate source of the ''genie in a container'' tales is Homer's

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, where the god Ares is trapped in a bronze urn and offers to grant

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whatever he wants if he is set free.

Distribution

Since its appearance in ''The One Thousand and One Nights'', the tale has integrated into oral tradition. Scholars Ton Deker and Theo Meder located variants across Europe and the Middle East. In addition, according to scholar Kurt Ranke, in '' Enzyklopädie des Märchens'', the "greatest distribution density" occurs in Europe and in the Mediterranean region, with variants also collected in the Middle East (Turkey, Palestine, Iraq, Yemen, Iran), Central Asia (in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), India (among the

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), and in Southeast Asia (Indonesia and the Philippines).

Three wishes

The version with three wishes has become a popular variant of the tale, popularized in the 20th century in the West.

Adaptations

Adaptations vary in their faithfulness to the original story. In particular, difficulties with the Chinese setting are quite often resolved by giving the story a more typical ''Arabian Nights'' background.

Books

* One of the many literary retellings of the tale appears in ''A Book of Wizards'' (1966) and '' A Choice of Magic'' (1971), by

Ruth Manning-Sanders Ruth Manning-Sanders (21 August 1886 – 12 October 1988) was an English poet and author born in Wales, known for a series of children's books for which she collected and related fairy tales worldwide. She published over 90 books in her lifetime ...

. Another is the early Penguin version for children, ''Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp'', illustrated by John Harwood with many Chinese details; the translator or re-teller is not acknowledged. This was a "Porpoise" imprint printed in 1947 and released in 1948. * ''Aladdin: Master of the Lamp'' (1992), edited by

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and Martin H. Greenberg, is an anthology containing 43 original short stories inspired by the tale. * "The Nobility of Faith" by

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, in the anthology ''

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Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas'' (2007), is a retelling of the Aladdin story in the style of the Arabian Nights, but featuring

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in the role of the genie.

Comics

Western comics

* In 1962, the Italian branch of

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published the story ''Paperino e la grotta di Aladino'' (''Donald and Aladdin's Cave''), written by Osvaldo Pavese and drawn by Pier Lorenzo De Vita. As in many

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s, the plot is combined with elements of the

story:

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leads

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and their nephews on an expedition to find the treasure of Aladdin and they encounter the Middle Eastern counterparts of the

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. Scrooge describes Aladdin as a

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who used the legend of the lamp to cover the origins of his ill-gotten gains. They find the cave holding the treasure—blocked by a huge rock requiring a magic password ("open sesame") to open. * The original version of the comic book character

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

was partly inspired by the Aladdin myth; the protagonist discovers a "lantern-shaped power source and a 'power ring which gives him the power to create and control matter. ** In the ''

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'' series, there was even a story that combined the Green Lantern mythos with that of Aladdin called '' Green Lantern: 1001 Emerald Nights''.

Manga

* The Japanese

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series '' Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic'' is not a direct adaptation, but features Aladdin as the main character of the story and includes many characters from other ''One Thousand and One Nights'' stories. An adaptation of this comic to an

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television series was made in October 2012 in which Aladdin is voiced by

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in Japanese and Erica Mendez in English.

Pantomimes

* In the

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, the story of Aladdin was dramatised in 1788 by John O'Keefe for the

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.Witchard (2017) It has been a popular subject for

for over 200 years. * The traditional Aladdin pantomime is the source of the well-known pantomime character Widow Twankey (Aladdin's mother). In pantomime versions, changes in the setting and story are often made to fit it better into "China" (albeit a China situated in the East End of London rather than medieval

), and elements of other Arabian Nights tales (in particular

) are often introduced into the plot. One version of the "pantomime Aladdin" is

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musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), charac ...

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

'', from 1979. * Since the early 1990s, Aladdin pantomimes have tended to be influenced by the Disney animation. For instance, the 2007/8 production at the

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starring

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featured songs from the Disney movies ''Aladdin'' and ''

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''.

Other musical theatre

* '' The New Aladdin'' was a successful

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in 1906. *

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wrote his verse drama ''Aladdin'' in 1805.

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wrote

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for this play in 1918–19.

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set some verses from the last scene of Oehlenschläger's ''Aladdin'' in the last movement of his Piano Concerto, Op. 39. * In 1958, a musical comedy version of Aladdin was written especially for U.S. television, with a book by S. J. Perelman and music and lyrics by

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. A

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stage production followed in 1959, in which a 30-year-old

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played the part of Aladdin at the

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. * ''Aladdin,'' Prince Street Players version; book by Jim Eiler, music by Jim Eiler and Jeanne Bargy, lyrics by Jim Eiler. * Broadway Junior has released '' Aladdin Jr.'', a children's musical based on the music and screenplay of the Disney animation. * The '' Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular'' musical stage show ran at

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from January 2003 to January 10, 2016. * StarKid Productions released the musical ''Twisted'' on

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in 2013, a parody of the 1992 Disney film that is told from the royal vizier's point of view. * A Disney Theatrical Production of ''

'' opened in 2011 in Seattle, in Toronto in 2013, and on Broadway at the

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on March 20, 2014.

Theatrical films

Animation: Europe and Asia

* The 1926 animated film ''

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'' (the earliest surviving animated feature film) combined the story of Aladdin with that of the prince. In this version the princess Aladdin pursues is Achmed's sister and the sorcerer is his rival for her hand. The sorcerer steals the castle and the princess through his own magic and then sets a monster to attack Aladdin, from which Achmed rescues him. Achmed then informs Aladdin he requires the lamp to rescue his own intended wife, Princess Pari Banou, from the demons of the Island of Wak Wak. They convince the Witch of the Fiery Mountain to defeat the sorcerer, and then all three heroes join forces to battle the demons. * '' A Thousand and One Nights'' is a 1969

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ese

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directed by

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, conceived by

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. The film is a first part of

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's ''

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'', a series of films aimed at an adult audience. * The animated feature '' Aladdin and His Magic Lamp'' by Film Jean Image was released in 1970 in France. The story contains many of the original elements of the story as compared to the Disney version. * ''Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp'' (1975), Japanese short anime film produced by

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, featured in the series ''Classic Tales Retold'' (''Sekai Meisaku Dōwa Manga Shirīzu''). * '' Aladdin and the Magic Lamp'' was a rendition in Japanese directed by Yoshikatsu Kasai, produced in Japan by Toei Animation and released in the United States by

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in 1982. * '' Son of Aladdin'' is a 2003 Indian 3D-animated fantasy-adventure film by

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, produced by Pentamedia Graphics. It follows the adventures of the son of Aladdin and his fight with an evil sorcerer.

Animation: United States

* In the 1934 short film '' Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'', Aladdin is a child laborer who finds a magic lamp and uses it to become a prince. * In the 1938 animated film '' Have You Got Any Castles?'', Aladdin makes a brief appearance asking for help but gets punched by one of the Three Musketeers. * '' Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp'' is a 1939 ''

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, with Popeye portraying Aladdin and Olive Oyl playing the Princess. * In the 1942 animated film '' Foney Fables'', Aladdin makes another brief appearance rubbing the magic lamp, but the genie is on strike. * The 1959 animated film '' 1001 Arabian Nights'', starring Mr. Magoo as Aladdin's uncle and produced by UPA. * DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp is heavily based on Aladdin, but with Huey, Dewey, and Louie replacing the title character. *''

'' is a 48-minute

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based on the story. It was produced by Golden Films and the American Film Investment Corporation. Like all other Golden Films productions, the film featured a single song, "Rub the Lamp", written and composed by Richard Hurwitz and John Arrias. It was released direct to video on April 27, 1992, by GoodTimes Home Video (months before Disney's version was released), and was reissued on DVD in 2002 as part of the distributor's Collectible Classics line of products. * ''

'', the 1992 animated feature by

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. In this version, several characters are renamed or amalgamated. For instance, the Sorcerer and the Sultan's vizier were combined into one character named Jafar, while the Princess is renamed

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. They have new motivations for their actions. The Genie of the Lamp only grants three wishes and desires freedom from his role. A sentient

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replaces the ring's genie, while Jafar uses a royal magic ring to find Aladdin. The names "Jafar" and "Abu", the Sultan's delight in toys, and their physical appearances are borrowed from the 1940 film '' The Thief of Bagdad''. The setting is moved from China to the fictional Arabian city of Agrabah, and the structure of the plot is simplified. ** ''

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'' (1994), the first

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sequel to the 1992 Walt Disney movie. ** ''

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'' (1996), the direct-to-video second and final sequel to the 1992 Walt Disney movie.

Live-action: English language films

* '' Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'' (1917), directed by Chester M. Franklin and Sidney A. Franklin and released by the

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, told the story using child actors. It is the earliest known filmed adaptation of the story. *''

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'' is a 1942

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directed by John Rawlins and starring Sabu,

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, Jon Hall and Leif Erickson. The film is derived from ''

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'' but owes more to the imagination of

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than the original Arabian stories. Unlike other films in the genre ('' The Thief of Bagdad''), it features no monsters or supernatural elements. * '' A Thousand and One Nights'' (1945) is a tongue-in-cheek Technicolor fantasy film set in the Baghdad of the One Thousand and One Nights, starring Cornel Wilde as Aladdin, Evelyn Keyes as the genie of the magic lamp, Phil Silvers as Aladdin's larcenous sidekick, and Adele Jergens as the princess Aladdin loves. * ''

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'', a 1952 fantasy adventure film with

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and

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as Aladdin and Princess Jasmine. * ''

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'' is a 1961 film directed by Mario Bava and Henry Levin and starring

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as Aladdin. This film has a more working-class focus: Aladdin helps the prince ( Mario Girotti) and princess (as does a

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) but never becomes one and ends up in a romantic relationship with his neighbor, Djalma ( Noelle Adam). The genie (

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) can grant only three wishes (although what constitutes as a single wish is quite malleable, probably due to his sympathies with Aladdin) and shrinks with each one, which is leading to his eternal rest after 12,000 years. * '' 1001 Nights'' (''Les 1001 nuits''), a 1990 French-Italian film with

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and

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, loosely based on Sherazade's and Aladdin's stories. * ''The Erotic Adventures of Aladdin X'', a 1994 Italian pornographic film with

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. * A 1998 direct-to-video movie ''A Kid in Aladdin's Palace'' directed by Robert L. Levy which is a sequel to '' A Kid in King Arthur's Court''. *''Adventures of Aladdin'' (2019), a

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produced by

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. * ''

'', a

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live-action remake of the 1992 animated film, released in 2019. It stars

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as the title character,

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as Jasmine, Marwan Kenzari as Jafar, and

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as the Genie. * ''

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'' is a trilogy of live action sci-fi films taking place 1,500 years in the future and are written and directed by ''

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'' Artist Matt Busch. The first film, ''Aladdin 3477: The Jinn of Wisdom'' was released in January 2025.

Live-action: non-English language films

* ''Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'' is a 1927 Indian silent film, by Bhagwati Prasad Mishra, based on the folktale. * ''Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp'' is a 1931 Indian silent film, adapted from the folktale, by Jal Ariah. * ''Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag'' (''Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'') is a 1933 Indian

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-language fantasy-adventure film by Jal Ariah. A remake of the 1931 film in sound. * ''Aaj Ka Aladdin'' (''Today's Aladdin'') is a 1935 Indian Hindi-language film by Nagendra Majumdar. It is a modern retelling of the folktale. * ''Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag'' (''Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'') is a 1937 Indian Hindi-language film adaptation by Navinchandra. * '' Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag'' (''Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'') is a 1952 Indian Hindi-language musical fantasy-adventure film by

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, starring Mahipal as Aladdin and

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as Princess Badar. * '' Alif-Laila'' is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language fantasy film by K. Amarnath, Vijay Kumar portrays the character of Aladdin with actress Nimmi as the female

. * ''Chirag-e-Cheen'' (''Lamp of China'') is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language film adaptation by G.P. Pawar and C. M. Trivedi. * '' Alladin Ka Beta'' (''Son of Alladin'') is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language action film, it follows the story of the son of Alladin. * '' Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp'' is a 1957 Indian fantasy film by T. R. Raghunath. Based on the story of Aladdin, it was simultaneously filmed in

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and Hindi with Akkineni Nageshwara Rao portraying the title character. * ''Alladdin Laila'' is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language film by Lekhraj Bhakri, starring Mahipal,

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and Shakila. * '' Sindbad Alibaba and Aladdin'' is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language musical fantasy-adventure film by Prem Narayan Arora. It features the three most popular characters from the Arabian Nights. Very loosely based on the original, in which the heroes get to meet and share in each other's adventures. In this version, the lamp's ''jinni'' (genie) is female and Aladdin marries her rather than the princess (she becomes a mortal woman for his sake). * ''Main Hoon Aladdin'' (''I am Aladdin'') is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language film by Mohammed Hussain, starring Ajit in the title role. * A

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film '' Volshebnaia Lampa Aladdina'' ("Aladdin's Magic Lamp") was released in 1966. * A Mexican production, '' Pepito y la Lampara Maravillosa'' was made en 1972, where comedian ''

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'' plays the role of the genie who grant wishes to a young kid called Pepito in 1970s Mexico City. * '' Adventures of Aladdin'' is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language adventure-film based on the tale, by Homi Wadia. * ''

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'' (''Aladdin and the Magic Lamp'') is a 1979 Indian adventure fantasy-drama film by I. V. Sasi. It was simultaneously filmed in

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and Tamil with

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in the title role. * In 1986, an Italian production (under supervision of Golan-Globus) of a modern-day Aladdin was filmed in

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under the title ''

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'', starring actor

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as the genie and his daughter Diamante as the daughter of a police sergeant. * '' Aladin'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language

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directed by

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. The film stars

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in the title role, along with

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and

Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who works in Hindi cinema in addition to a few Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi films. Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 160 films. ...

. * ''

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'', France modern retelling of the tale of Aladdin. ** ''

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'', second sequel to the French movie ''

'' (2018). * '' Ashchorjyo Prodeep'' is a 2013 Indian

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-language film by

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. This film is based on a

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novel of the same name and deals with the issues of

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. It is a modern adaptation of Aladdin about the story of a middle-class man (played by

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) who accidentally finds a magic lamp containing a

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(played by

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). * '' Aladin Saha Puduma Pahana'' was released in 2018 in Sri Lanka in Sinhala language. * In the 2020 Japanese live action series Kamen Rider Saber, this story is adapted into a "Wonder Ride Book" named "Lamp Do Alangina", which is the main Wonder Ride Book of Kamen Rider Espada.

Television

Animation: English language

* ''The Arabian Nights'', episode of the Rankin/Bass series '' Festival of Family Classics'' (1972–1973), inspired by different tales of the collection, also including Aladdin. * ''Grinder Genie and the Magic Lamp'' (1987), episode of

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and DIC series '' Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater''. * "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp", an episode of Rabbit Ears Productions' ''We All Have Tales'' series, televised on

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in 1991, featuring

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as narrator, with illustrations by Greg Couch and music by

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. This version is set in

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, Persia, and closely follows the original plot, including the origin of the sorcerer. The audiobook version was nominated for a

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for Best Spoken Word Album for Children in 1994. * ''

'', an animated series produced by

based on their movie adaptation that ran from 1994 to 1995. * Aladdin featured in an episode of '' Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child''. The story was set in "Ancient China", but otherwise had a tenuous connection with the original plot.

Animation: non-English language

* An elderly version of Aladdin appears as a protagonist in the 1975 anime series '' Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures''. Furthermore, the same story is adapted in episodes 14–16. * Anime series '' Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi'' (1976–1979) features a 10-minute adaptation in episode 37. * An episode of French animated series ''Les Mille et Une Nuits'' (1993). * ''Pekkle - Aladdin and His Magic Lamp'' (1993), an episode of OVA series ''

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''. * '' World Fairy Tale Series'' (''Sekai meisaku dōwa shirīzu - Wa-o! Meruhen ōkoku'')'','' anime series produced by

based on classic tales. Episode 1 is an adaptation of ''Aladdin''. * Episode of 2001 series ''Hello Kitty's Animation Theater'' (''Sanrio Anime Sekai Meisaku Gekijō''). * Episode 15 of the third season of the German animated series '' Simsala Grimm'' (1999–2010). * '' Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic'' (2012), adaptation of the eponymous manga.

Live-action: English language

is a 1958 musical fantasy written especially for television with a book by S.J. Perelman and music and lyrics by

, telecast in color on the '' DuPont Show of the Month'' by

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. * Aladdin appeared in episode 297 of ''

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'' performed by

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. This version was made from a large lavender live-hand

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. * A segment of the

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episode of ''

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'' retells the story of Aladdin with The Great Gonzo in the role of Aladdin and Marty Feldman playing the genie of the lamp. * A 1967 TV movie was based on the Prince Street Players stage musical. This version is very close to the touring musical with about 15 minutes cut to be adapted into the 50 minutes TV program. It had Will B. Able as the Genii and Fred Grades as Aladdin. * In 1986, the program ''

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'' based an episode on the story called " Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp", directed by

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and starring

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as Aladdin and

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as both the ring Genie and the lamp Genie. * In 1990 Disney made a direct to TV movie based on the Prince Street Players stage musical, starring Barry Bostwick. * Aladdin features as one of five stories in the

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TV miniseries ''

'' in 2000, featuring

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as Aladdin and

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as both of the genies. * The characters of Aladdin, Jasmine, Jafar and the Sultan, along with Agrabah as the setting and the genie of the lamp were adapted into the sixth season of TV series ''

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'', with Aladdin portrayed by

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, Jasmine portrayed by Karen David, and Jafar portrayed by

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. Jafar previously appeared in the

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'', portrayed by

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. Both were produced by ABC Television Studios and based on the Disney version of the story.

Live-action: non-English language

* In ''

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'', the sixteenth installment of the long-running

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, the Djinn (voiced by Eisuke Yoda) that appears in the eleventh episode ("My Master!" Transcription: "Goshujin-sama!" (

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: ご主人さま!)) reveals that he was the genie from the tale of "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp", which did take place. * The story of Aladdin was featured in '' Alif Laila'', an Indian TV series directed by

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in 1994 and telecasted on

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. * ''Aladdin – Jaanbaaz Ek Jalwe Anek'' (2007–2009), an Indian fantasy television series based on the story of Aladdin that aired on

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, starring Mandar Jadhav in the title role of Aladdin. * '' Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga'' (2018–2021), a live-action Indian fantasy television show on

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starring Siddharth Nigam as Aladdin and Avneet Kaur/ Ashi Singh as Yasmine.It was earlier a loose adaptation of the Disney series, but later turned over to newer story arcs.

Video games

* A number of video games were based on the Disney movie: ** The Genesis version (also on Amiga, MS-DOS, NES, Game Boy, and Game Boy Color) by

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. ** The SNES version (also on Game Boy Advance) by

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. ** The Master System version (also on Game Gear) by

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. ** Nasira's Revenge for the PlayStation and Windows by

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. ** The Disney version of Aladdin appears throughout the Disney/

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crossover series ''

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'', with Agrabah being a visitable world. * The video game ''

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'' is heavily based on the story of Aladdin, and both genies appear in the story. The genie of the lamp is the main antagonist, known in the game as the Erazor Djinn, and the genie of the ring, known in the game as Shahra, appears as Sonic's sidekick and guide through the game. Furthermore, the ring genie is notably lesser than the lamp genie in the story. * In 2010, Anuman Interactive launched ''Aladin and the Enchanted Lamp'', a

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on PC and Mac. * In 2016, Saturn Animation Studio produced an interactive adaptation of ''The Magical Lamp of Aladdin'' for mobile devices.

Pachinko

Sega Sammy have released a line of

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machines based on ''Aladdin'' since 1989. Sega Sammy have sold over 570,000 ''Aladdin'' pachinko machines in Japan, . At an average price of about $5,000, this is equivalent to approximately in pachinko sales revenue.

Gallery

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tricks a

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and offers "new lamps for old lamps". File:Aladdinlookingup.jpg, Aladdin in Disney's stage show.

References

Bibliography

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External links

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''Aladdin, or, The wonderful lamp''
by Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, William Blackwood & Sons, 1863

in John Payne, ''Oriental Tales'' vol. 13

with additional material, including Payne's introductio

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