The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 3
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2003-09-01 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #4403 |
Description
"The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 3" by George Meredith is a fantasy novel first published in 1856. Written in the style of the Arabian Nights, it follows Persian barber Shibli Bagarag and enchantress Noorna on a quest to shave the tyrant Shagpat, whose magical hair holds an entire city captive. Their journey features talking hawks, genies, magic swords, and enchanted palaces in this humorous oriental romance filled with stories within stories and poetic interludes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)