Ali Bey & Samuel L. Knapp 3 hr 21 min read

The fairy world of the East unfolds in the wondrous tale of Sultan Saif, full of enchantment, adventure, and Oriental marvel.

This is Volume 1 of an 1829 Hungarian rendering of an Eastern romance of the Sultan Saif, in the tradition of the Arabian Nights. Colorful, magical, exotic period fantasy. Read it for a lavish Oriental fairy-tale saga of djinn, heroes, and wonders, brought to Hungarian readers.

In its time

Published in 1829, during the 1820s, tales of mesmerism, ghosts, and the fantastic voyage flourish in the romantic imagination.

Reading it

3 hr 21 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).