Download or read book The Shaving of Shagpat written by George Meredith and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-20 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shaving of Shagpat: An Arabian Entertainment is a fantasy novel by George Meredith. It was first published in hardcover by Chapman and Hall in 1856, and there have been numerous editions since. Its importance in the history of fantasy literature was recognized by its reissuing by Ballantine Books as the seventeenth volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in July 1970. The Ballantine edition includes an introduction by Lin Carter.The novel is a humorous oriental romance and allegory written in the style of the Arabian Nights. Like its model, it includes a number of stories within the story, along with poetic asides.Shibli Bagarag, a Persian barber, and Noorna, an enchantress, are given the quest of shaving the tyrant Shagpat, who by the power of his magical hair holds his city in thrall. Along the way Shibli acquires a magic sword and meets a series of exotic creatures, including a talking hawk and several genies.The second paragraph of the book provides a capsule summary of the story: "Now the story of Shibli Bagarag, and of the ball he followed, and of the subterranean kingdom he came to, and of the enchanted palace he entered, and of the sleeping king he shaved, and of the two princesses he released, and of the Afrite held in subjection by the arts of one and bottled by her, is it not known as 'twere written on the finger-nails of men and traced in their corner robes?"
Download or read book The Shaving of Shagpat written by George Meredith and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2017-03-16T20:02:57Z with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shaving of Shagpat isn’t just George Meredith’s first published novel, it’s also his only foray into fantasy literature. Shagpat sold poorly in its day despite good reviews, and after its disappointing sales Meredith pursed a career as a writer of romantic fiction instead. Despite its poor financial reception, Shagpat enjoys a good modern reputation and remains a classic of fantasy literature, with George Eliot going so far as to call it a “work of genius.” The book is set in the medieval fantasy-Persia of the Arabian Nights and other oriental romances. Shibli Bagarag, a poor but talented barber, encounters a mystical crone named Noorna. Together they embark on a quest to save the city of Shagpat from a tyrant who holds the city under his command by virtue of the powers of his magical hair. On the way they battle genies and afreets, save princesses, hunt for treasures, and so on. Meredith’s language is purposefully florid, evoking the richness of the setting, and his frequent usage of quotations and aphorisms from “the poet” give the fantasy a decidedly literate air. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Download or read book The Shaving of Shagpat an Arabian Entertainment written by George Meredith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-24 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shaving of Shagpat An Arabian Entertainment George Meredith The novel is a humorous oriental romance and allegory written in the style of the Arabian Nights. Like its model, it includes a number of stories within the story, along with poetic asides. Originally published in 1908. Contents include: The Thwackings - The Story of Bhanavar the Beautiful - The Betrothal - Punishment of Shahpesh, The Persian, on Khipil, The Builder - The Genie Karaz - The Well of Paravid - The Horse Garraveen - The Talking Hawk - Goorelka of Golb - The Lily of the Enchanted Sea - Story of Noorna Bin Noorka, The Genie Karaz, and the Princess of Oolb - The Wiles of Rabesqurat - The Palace of Aklis - The Sons of Aklis - The Sword of Aklis - Koorookh - The Veiled Figure - The Bosom of Noorna - The Revival - The Plot - The Dish of Pomegranate Grain - The Burning of the Identical - The Flashes of the Blade............... George Meredith, OM (12 February 1828 - 18 May 1909) was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times. LIFE: Meredith was born in Portsmouth, England, a son and grandson of naval outfitters. His mother died when he was five. At the age of 14 he was sent to a Moravian School in Neuwied, Germany, where he remained for two years. He read law and was articled as a solicitor, but abandoned that profession for journalism and poetry. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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