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City of Brass (Arabian Nights)

A story about a party headed by an Emeer Moosa and a Sheikh Abd-Es-Samad in search of a legendary City of Brass, told within a story told within another story, which includes an efreet of the genies, who tells a story of a rebellion against Solomon and then helps the party in its quest. After great difficulty they find the City of Brass, and its great riches, and encounter many odd things within and after it.
Alias City of Brass
Real Names/Alt Names N/A
Characteristics Arabian Nights, Medieval Age
Creators/Key Contributors Maxfield Parrish, Unknown
First Appearance Middle Eastern folklore
First Publisher
Appearance List Literary: One Thousand and One Nights, or Arabian Nights with first English-language edition c. 1706–1721, The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales by Smith, Wiggin, and Parrish (1909) [Library of Congress], et. al.
Sample Read The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales by Smith, Wiggin, and Parrish [PG]
Description A story about a party headed by an Emeer Moosa and a Sheikh Abd-Es-Samad in search of a legendary City of Brass, told within a story told within another story, which includes an efreet of the genies, who tells a story of a rebellion against Solomon and then helps the party in its quest. After great difficulty they find the City of Brass, and its great riches, and encounter many odd things within and after it.
Source The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales – Project Gutenberg
The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales (1909) | Maxfield Parrish
The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales (1909) | Maxfield Parrish