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Edward William Lane
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British orientalist, translator, lexicographer and peace maker (1801–1876)

Also known as: Эдвард Уильям Лейн, إدوارد وليم لاين, 에드워드 윌리엄 레인, エドワード・レイン, 愛德華·威廉姆·雷恩, Лейн, Эдвард Уильям

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Known works

  • Arabian society in the Middle Ages (1883)
  • Stories from the Thousand and one nights
  • The thousand and one nights'
  • Arab Society in the Time of The Thousand and One Nights (2004)
  • Best selections from the Arabian nights entertainments