Wikipedia Trail: Aladdin to Henry IV

Aladdin being trapped by the Sorcerer, from Wikipedia

I began this week with Aladdin, who was the focus of part of my reading this week. I found that his story was added to 1001 Arabian Nights by Antoine Galland in the 18th century. He was a French archaeologist focused on the Islamic world. He did some work for the French East India Company, a large trading conglomerate. It was first founded by Henry IV, the French King from 1589 to 1610. Thanks for reading with me this week.