The Perfumed Garden
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 The original Perfumed Garden
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The original perfumed garden was "The Perfumed Garden of the Shaykh Nefzaw", translated by Sir Richard Burton and published in 1886. "The Perfumed Garden" was originally written by the Shaykh Umar ibn Muhammed a-Nefzawi in the 16th century. A manuscript copy of the book was found, in 1850, by a French officer stationed in Algeria, who translated it into his own language. He was unable to publish it until 25 years later, when four French officers collaborated to print it using offical lithograph machines belonging to the French government. Their commanding officer discovered their secret and they had to stop publication after making only 35 copies. Copies were made in Paris in 1885 and the French novelist, Guy de Maupassant, wrote to a publisher to plead for it to be proprelly reprinted. Several editions were published during the 1904 to 1922.
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Wonderful stories and poem (* Jia Li Shen Chi, Aug 31, 2008 - 17:17 ) Sir Richard Burton (* Eunice Orestes, Oct 6, 2007 - 06:52 )|
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