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Court, Thieves, and Chiefs of Police

Anonymous · 1885

Seven Arabian Nights tales of caliphs, singers, thieves, merchants and police chiefs, illustrated as a courtly sequence of intrigue, wit, hidden evidence and judgement.

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This edition

Title
Court, Thieves, and Chiefs of Police
Author
Anonymous
First published
1885
Illustrated plates
78 original artworks · 38 open to everyone
Chapters
10 · about 8,622 words
Reading time
34 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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