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Title: New Arabian Nights

Author and Title: Robert Louis Stevenson. New Arabian Nights

First Edition: London: Chatto and Windus, 1882. 2 volumes, post 8vo., 12s.

Serializations:

• "A Lodging for the Night", Temple Bar, October 1877
• "The Sire de Malétroit's Door", Temple Bar, January 1878
• "Story of the Young Man with the Tarts", London, 8 June 1878 to 22 June 1878 (weekly)
• "Story of the Physician and the Saratoga Trunk", London, 29 June 1878 to 13 July 1878 (weekly)
• "The Adventure of the Hansom Cabs", London, 20 July 1878 to 27 July 1878 (weekly)
• "Story of the Bandbox", London, 3 August 1878 to 17 August 1878 (weekly)
• "Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders", London, 31 August 1878 to 7 September 1878 (weekly)
• "Story of the House with the Green Blinds", London, 14 September 1878 to 19 October 1878 (weekly), irregular
• "The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective", London, 26 October 1878
• "Providence and the Guitar", London, 2 November 1878 to 23 November 1878 (weekly)
• "The Pavillion on the Links", Cornhill Magazine, September 1880 to October 1880 (monthly)

Summary: Collection of stories. Contains "The Suicide Club" [detective] (consisting of the parts "Story of the Young Man with the Cream Tarts", "Story of the Physician and the Saratoga Trunk", and "The Adventure of the Hansom Cab"), "The Rajah's Diamonds" (consisting of the parts "Story of the Bandbox", "Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders", "Story of the House with the Green Blinds", and "The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective"), "The Pavilion on the Links," "A Lodging for the Night," "The Sire de Maletroit's Door," and "Providence and the Guitar."

Title Tags:

• Genre: Detective Fiction

References: BL; EC; UCB

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