The Lady, or the Tiger?
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"The Lady, or the Tiger?" is a much-anthologized short story written by Frank R. Stockton for publication in the November issue of The Century Magazine in 1882. "The Lady, or the Tiger?" has entered t
"The Lady, or the Tiger?" was the title story in an 1884 collection of twelve stories by Frank R. Stockton published by Scribner.
Scimitar
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A scimitar is a single-edged sword with a convex curved blade of about 75 to 90 cm associated with Middle Eastern, South Asian, and North African cultures. A European term, scimitar does not refer to
The Lady, or the Tiger?
…Discourager of Hesitancy and explained that his job was to ensure compliance with the king's will, through the subtle threat of the large "cimeter" (scimitar) he carried. At noon on the following day, the prince was blindfolded and brought before a priest, where a marriage ceremony was performed and he could…
Arabs with scimitars from Boulanger's painting A Tale of 1001 Nights
Two styles of scimitars: an Egyptian shamshir (left) and an Ottoman kilij (right)