| Khaled; a Tale of Arabia | |
| Author: | F. Marion Crawford |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher: | Macmillan and Co. |
| Release Date: | 1891 |
| English Release Date: | 1891 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages: | 258 p. |
Khaled: A Tale of Arabia is a fantasy novel by F. Marion Crawford. It was first published in hardcover by Macmillan and Co. in 1891; its first paperback edition was issued by Ballantine Books as the thirty-ninth volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in December, 1971. The Ballantine edition includes an introduction by Lin Carter. [1]
The novel is an oriental romance written in the style of the Arabian Nights.
Khaled has no soul – but he is offered one chance: if his wife comes to love him, despite his lack of a soul, he will become fully human.