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Noor Inayat Khan is best-known for her heroism as a clandestine Allied wireless radio operative in occupied France during World War II. In King Akbar's Daughter Noor's previously unpublished stories have been collected and are presented here in new English translations alongside her original French language versions and her known English renditions. Some of these stories are Noor's own creations while others are traditional myths, fables and l...

Noor (Noor-un-Nisa) Inayat Khan (19141944) is widely remembered as a hero and martyr of the Second World War. Some of those who honor her memory are aware that before the war she wrote stories for children. Until now, however, Noors mystical drama "Aède of the Ocean and Land" has remained virtually unknown. A fantastical creation, "Aède" shines a revealing light on Noors life and thought, reflecting her unique assimilation of the spiritual tea...

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These delightful fables, drawn from legends of the former lives of the Buddha, tell of acts of sacrifice inspired by the noble example of others. The flavor is suggestive of Aesop, as are the lessons that are so subtly and keenly conveyed.