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Original in conception but imitative of the arabian nights in manner, it baffled most readers, who did not know whether to regard it as allegory or fairy tale. Front binding george meredith is perhaps better known for the ordeal of richard feveral and the egoist over this particular work, the satirical the shaving of shagpat, but the limited editions club chose this as a counterpart to their earlier printing of the adventures of hajji baba of ispahan by j. Along the way shibli acquires a magic sword and meets a series of exotic creatures, including a talking hawk and several genies. Nov 02, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Before his death, meredith was honored from many quarters. The case of rumdrum, a reader of planets, that was a barber, omitted in some later editions. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. The shaving of shagpat, by george meredith universidade do minho.
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