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Fantastic review! It's a perfect companion to the review on ACX. Notes 18-21 were especially edifying to me and totally overlooked by Scott.

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Thank you!

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Thank you, this was wonderful to read and I love how you tied it all together in the end.

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Thank you.

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Loved this, thank you

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Thanks for that! I have the four volumes of the Brazilian version that were translated directly from Arabic , and now I want to read it . https://www.brazzil.com/2339-brazil-1001-nights-gets-first-translation-from-arabic-to-portuguese/amp/

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Nice, it looks like this is one of those translations that go back to the original source rather than translating Galland. Let me know how you like it!

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The Arabian Nights is the real-life inspiration for Disney's Aladdin. Fun article!

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