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The Tale of Kamar al-Zaman

Anonymous · 1885 · Romance, Fantasy

A prince who refuses marriage and a princess confined for the same defiance are joined by a night of enchantment, then separated by disbelief, travel, disguise, shipwreck, and royal intrigue. This illustrated LitLab edition follows Kamar al-Zaman and Budur through courts, islands, hidden identities, family ruptures, and recognitions with character plates, world maps, scenes, recaps, relationship systems, and story medallions.

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Title
The Tale of Kamar al-Zaman
Author
Anonymous
First published
1885
Illustrated plates
88 original artworks · 26 open to everyone
Chapters
13 · about 65,161 words
Reading time
4 h 21 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 #52564

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