Two of the famous tales Galland added to the Arabian Nights, Aladdin and Zein ul Asnam and the King of the Jinn, translated by John Payne from a newly discovered Arabic text. Payne’s introduction weighs the evidence about where these stories came from, and his version restores the full detail of the poor boy, the sorcerer and the lamp.
For readers who want Aladdin as close to an Arabic original as English allows. Download the free EPUB.