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The '''Arabian Nights''' (also: ''Thousand and One Nights'') is a collection of stories that originated in the Middle East in medieval times. The stories are set in Baghdad during the reign of Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid. The originals are in Persian.  

The '''Arabian Nights''' (also: ''Thousand and One Nights'') is a collection of stories that originated in the Middle East in medieval times. The stories are set in Baghdad during the reign of Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid. The originals are in Persian.  

In English translation, they captured the imagination of the Western world. John Henry Cardinal Newman wrote that "I used to wish the Arabian tales were true: my imagination ran on unknown influences, on magical powers, and talismans."

In English translation, they captured the imagination of the Western world, particularly in the Victorian era. John Henry Cardinal Newman wrote that "I used to wish the Arabian tales were true: my imagination ran on unknown influences, on magical powers, and talismans."

The Arabian Nights includes the stories of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp," and "The Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor." The images of flying carpets and genies in bottles, and the idea of Baghdad as a glittering, cosmopolitan city, come from the Arabian Nights.

The Arabian Nights includes the stories of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp," and "The Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor." The images of flying carpets and genies in bottles, and the idea of Baghdad as a glittering, cosmopolitan city, come from the Arabian Nights.