Books like Arabian Nights

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• Best Loved Folktales of the World Joanna Cole, Mary Pope Osborne 14.5 h
• At Swim-Two-Birds Flann O'Brien 5.8 h
• Arab Folktales Inea Bushnaq 7.1 h
• Breaking the Magic Spell Jack Zipes 3.7 h
• Tales of Old Japan A. B. Mitford 7.0 h
• Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Alvin Schwartz 2.0 h
• Fairy Tales The Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm 2.7 h
• The Tasha Tudor Book of Fairy Tales Tasha Tudor 1.2 h
• Vikram and the Vampire Richard Francis Burton, Ernest Henry Griset, Isabel Lady Burton 4.2 h
• Rapunzel Barbara Rogasky 35 min
• The Ocean of Story Somadeva Bhaṭṭa 4.6 h
• Myths and Folk-lore of Ireland Jeremiah Curtin 6.3 h

How long each takes

Best Loved Folktales of the World Joanna Cole, Mary Pope Osborne 14.5 h At Swim-Two-Birds Flann O'Brien 5.8 h Arab Folktales Inea Bushnaq 7.1 h Breaking the Magic Spell Jack Zipes 3.7 h Tales of Old Japan A. B. Mitford 7.0 h Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Alvin Schwartz 2.0 h Fairy Tales The Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm 2.7 h The Tasha Tudor Book of Fairy Tales Tasha Tudor 1.2 h Vikram and the Vampire Richard Francis Burton, Ernest Henry Griset, Isabel Lady Burton 4.2 h Rapunzel Barbara Rogasky 35 min The Ocean of Story Somadeva Bhaṭṭa 4.6 h Myths and Folk-lore of Ireland Jeremiah Curtin 6.3 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.