Three Oriental Tales: The History of Nourjahad, Vathek, and The Giaour

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.