The Tale of Núr al-Dín Alí and His Son Badr al-Dín Hasan

Inside this edition

Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 24 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.

• The Story-World — Cairo, Bassorah and DamascusA literary atlas connecting the tale's three cities.
• The Road EastNúr al-Dín's route from Egypt to Bassorah.
• Connections — The Brothers' PromiseThe opening family relationships before distance alters them.
• The Characters — A Family Across Three CitiesTen local identities; appearances are editorial interpretations.
• Shams al-Dín Mohammed — Profilethe elder Egyptian Wazir
• Núr al-Dín Alí — Profilethe younger brother who travels to Bassorah
• The Brothers at CouncilShams and Núr converse after court
• Welcome in BassorahA traveller is received at the khan

This edition

Title

The Tale of Núr al-Dín Alí and His Son Badr al-Dín Hasan

Author

Anonymous

First published

1885

Illustrated plates

51 original artworks · 24 open to everyone

Chapters

5 · about 22,818 words

Reading time

1 h 31 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