Tales from the Arab Tribes

First published in 2007. The tales contained in this collection are part of the oral traditions of the great Arab tribes of Southern Iraq. They have the authentic flavor of The Thousand and One Nights, and are alive with the same robustness as most Islamic popular legends- full of taste for heroic gesture, a voluptuous delight in scent and colour, and a broad, earthy humour. Charles Campbell captures the elusive cadences of style, flowing and elegant. This is an unusual volume with an appeal for all who like romance and adventure and who take pleasure in good stories, well told. John Buckland-Wright's delightful drawings capture the character and atmosphere of the people and the stories.

Charles G. Campbell, illustrated by John Buckland-Wright.

From the Muntafiq: THE STORY OF HAJJI ALI, THE GREAT SULTAN, AND HIS SON, THE AMIR KHEYYUN; A STORY CONCERNING THE IGNORANCE OF SLAVES ; A STORY CONCERNING THE FOLLY OF JEALOUSY; THE STORY OF THE PRINCE OF KERMANSHAH AND OF HIS MISFORTUNES; THE STORY OF THE YOUTH JAMIL, THE SON OF A MERCHANT IN BAGHDAD; From the Bel1i HlIchaim: THE STORY OF THE LOST SOUL; From Al Fetla: THE STORY OF MAQDAD-HE WAS THE HERO OF I1ILLA; A MAN S HONOUR IS IN THE HAIR OF HIS MOUSTACHE; The Muntafiq Revisited: THE STORY OF KHALID, THE COPPERSMITH OF NASIRIYA; THE STORY OF THE SON OF THE PILGRIM; THE STORY OF THE CLOAK WHICH WAS THE FATHER OF A CHILD; THE STORY OF THE TWO DANCERS; THE STORY OF SHEIKH MIZElL EL QURNACHI, A MAN OF A NOBLE FAMILY, THOUGH HIS LANDS WERE POOR; THE STORY OF DAOUD THE CAMEL AND OF HIS MISFORTUNES; BETWEEN TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD LIE FOUR FINGERS; THE STORY OF ABDUL REHMAN ABU SULTAN AND THE TONGUE OF THE DEAD