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Ali Shar and Zumurrud
Anonymous · 1885 · Adventure, Romance
A Persianate tale of love, loss, disguise and justice from the Arabian Nights, following a merchant youth and the enslaved woman whose wit and courage reshape their fate.
Inside this edition
Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 30 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.
Anonymous Tradition
Principal Characters
Secondary Characters
The Roads of Ali Shar and Zumurrud
The Merchants' BazaarThe market circle where Zumurrud turns auction into choice.
Household Bonds and Betrayals
The Father's CounselMajd al-Din gives Ali Shar the warnings he will fail to keep.
Zumurrud ChoosesThe auction becomes an act of will.
This edition
- Title
- Ali Shar and Zumurrud
- Author
- Anonymous
- First published
- 1885
- Illustrated plates
- 56 original artworks · 30 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 3 · about 18,589 words
- Reading time
- 1 h 14 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- September 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
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