The beautiful Scheherazde saved her life by entertaining the brutal King Shahryar with these tales of magical transformations, genies and wishes, terror and passion. Here are the famous adventures of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, as well as less familiar stories, such as Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma, a charming early version of The Taming of the Shrew.