The Fisherman and the Jinni

Inside this edition

Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 35 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.

• The Story-World — Shores, Courts and IslandsA literary atlas of nested settings, not a scaled historical geography.
• Duban's WorkroomA book-lined workroom cutaway beside a small plan of the physician's house; materials are not medical instructions.
• Connections — Who Speaks to WhomBargains, counsel, kinship and narration connect the central figures; a storytelling edge does not imply a meeting.
• The Characters — Arguments and EnchantmentsTwenty distinct local identities; costume and appearance are editorial interpretations.
• The Fisherman — ProfileAn old net-caster who answers force with an argument.
• The Jinni — ProfileA captive spirit whose release begins a dispute over gratitude.
• The Fourth CastThe Fisherman examines the copper vessel caught in his last net.
• The Small Mouth of the VesselA question of scale gives the Fisherman a moment to act.

This edition

Title

The Fisherman and the Jinni

Author

Anonymous

First published

1885

Illustrated plates

74 original artworks · 35 open to everyone

Chapters

6 · about 16,957 words

Reading time

1 h 8 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.

Source text

Project Gutenberg #51252