Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

By: The Arabian Nights

Narrated by: B. J. Harrison

Length: 1 hr and 38 mins

Publisher's Summary

In the mystical land of Arabia, there is secreted a magical door that opens with the command, “Open, Sesame!” Inside lays the plunder of a century of robbers and mercenaries. When Ali Baba witnesses 40 thieves open this door with the enchanted words, endless possibilities begin to unwind before him.

Public Domain (P)2009 B.J. Harrison

Reliving The Classics

Love to listen to B. J. Harrison 's narrative., he can literally breathe life into a story. I vaguely remember this tale from my childhood; it's great to read/listen to the classics a second time around. Gives me a better understanding and appreciation of the story.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

OPEN SESAME

This was a delightful listen. Not a dull moment. Plenty of twists, almost a detective story at times. Serendipity takes place a couple of times, but it does not overwhelm the plot and I guess in real life, stuff happens. There are a couple of really good characters in this short story.

B.J. Harrison does a lot of these books, because he is good, at what he does. He has never disappointed me.

89 of 104 people found this review helpful

Delightful Tales I've Heard Many Times

Though I've both read & heard the Arabian Nights tales numerous times during my life, they never fail to delight me, & I never grow bored with them. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing Ali Baba's story yet again. I usually prefer audio books to reading e-books or actual books these days because of health problems that make it difficult for me to read anything but short articles, emails, etc. (as long as I don't overdo it). Also, I've heard a number of books narrated by B.J. Harrison (including this one), and he is a first-rate reader. His reading is always animated, interesting, & expressive...never boring or monotonous...in all the books I've listened to in which B.J. is narrator, so far. I recommend his narrations unreservedly...and Arabian Nights tales especially!

Namaste... Jade Dragon

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

An Entertaining Short Story.

Lots of excitement packed into a short story. The hero will surprise you in this one however.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Really well done

The narrator was very good. Not perfect, but sufficiently good that it didn't feel right to give less than 4 stars.

Tale was great, of course.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

good reading

I've never read this classic, so I'm glad that I finally have!

Great voice actor.

great experience!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Enjoyable.

I am very glad I finally got around to reading this book. You will like it.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Alright... I Guess

As far as folklore goes I guess it's alright. The story really does have a lot of stupid people behaving stupidly though. Narrator was fine.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

so so

Both story and performance are of mediocre quality. However, it's a great price for an hour to kill if you are unfamiliar with the story.

2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Classic

Full of wisdom, strategy and tactics for everyday people, even in modern times like these